Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN they were not deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until at least Monday evening — days after any victim had been found alive.

Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.

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

People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. Residents were seemingly caught off guard, but warnings had been issued days and hours before floodwaters began carrying away homes,

Texas dad Roland Pollard shares authentic father-daughter moments on social media and urges parents to be as present as possible with their children.

Texas, a state that has long taken a dim view toward Hollywood and what it sees as corporate welfare for liberals, has made a major shift, enacting a law that will provide $1.5 billion in film incentives over the next 10 years.

Hunt, Texas, a small town where the north and south forks of the Guadalupe River meet, is grieving the July 4 flood. But even as the search for the missing continues, rebuilding has begun.

Americans are heartbroken, says Pastor Jesse Bradley of Grace Community Church in the Seattle area, over the tragic flooding and deaths in Texas. He urges prayer, strength and closeness to God for all those affected as recovery efforts continue.

The Flood Watch in effect for parts of the southern Plains, including much of Oklahoma and Texas, was expanded southeast this morning to encompass areas that were hit hard by catastrophic and deadly flash flooding last weekend, including Kerr, Travis and Burnet Counties.

Noem and others have faced criticism for their response to the tragedy in which more than a hundred are dead or missing.