Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

Flash flooding is common enough around the crescent-shaped region from Dallas through the Hill Country, the area earned the nickname "Flash Flood Alley."

Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic flooding — had discussed installing a flood warning system

With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.

Without a modern flood warning system, emergency officials monitor four sensors along the Guadalupe River – including one that was knocked out in the

Survivors have described the floods along the Guadalupe River as a “pitch black wall of death” and said they received no emergency warnings.

Just within the last 3 to 6 hours, the National Weather Service reports south central Kerr County has received between 5 to 10 inches of rain, prompting a flash flood emergency until 7 a.m. Friday, July 4.