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Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.
A t least 133 people are dead after devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country that began early on the Fourth of July. The number of missing persons stands at 101. Search operations continue in Kerr County, which was hit the hardest, with at least 106 deaths, including 36 children, according to officials.
The National Weather Service urged people to avoid travel if a flash flood warning was in place for their area.
Central Texas communities are remembering those they've lost while search efforts continue 11 days after deadly floods ripped through the area. NewsNation’s Xavier Walton is on the ground in the hard-hit community of Kerrville.
A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.
Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.
Texas Hill Country rivers rise as storms prompt new warnings along Frio, Guadalupe, Nueces, San Saba
For the third straight day, thunderstorms have posed what meteorologists call life-threatening conditions in the Hill Country, where flooding earlier this month killed at least 131 people.