AccuWeather said the private forecasting company and the National Weather Service sent warnings about potential flash flooding hours before the devastation.

James Forster lives near the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. On Friday morning, he came to check on a friend’s house along the river banks. The flood waters were rising quickly. “I’m looking, and about that time the water hits me,

Searchers are moving on foot through rough terrain, looking for survivors or victims’ remains in woods, culverts and other places.