Public officials in the area have come under repeated criticism amid questions about the timeline of what happened and why widespread warnings were

New human settlements constructed in recent years have made the waterway more hazardous, UT-Arlington civil engineering professor says.

Before hundreds of first responders and volunteers from around the country came to help, it was the local residents of Texas Hill Country who faced down a deadly wall of water along the Gaudalope River and witnessed terrifying scenes.

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,

RickRay Robertson points to a makeshift cross that withstood the July Fourth Kerrville flooding, despite being lodged only 10 inches into the ground. That faith reminds him to stand strong. And by sharing his story, it's allowing him to heal.

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

The flash floods in Central Texas that have killed more than 100 people and left dozens missing happened quickly, raising the Guadalupe River 26 feet in just 45 minutes. CBS News environmental correspondent David Schechter joins to explain how climate change impacts severe weather events.

The search is continuing for more than 160 people believed to be missing in Texas days after a destructive wall of water killed over 100 people