As the Guadalupe River swelled from a wall of water heading downstream, sirens blared over the tiny river community of Comfort — a last-ditch warning to get out for those who had missed cellphone alerts and firefighters going street-to-street telling people to get out.

After deadly floods in Kerr County, families are still waiting for answers and praying to be reunited with their loved ones, and one nonprofit is making sure they won't be alone through the process. KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas,

Multiple parts of Central Texas, including Kerr County, were shocked by flash floods Friday when the Guadalupe River and others rose rapidly.

An update from the front lines; Colorado Task Force 1 continues to work, searching for victims along the Guadalupe River in

KERR COUNTY, Texas — Kerr County leaders debated the issue of installing emergency sirens along the Guadalupe River nearly a decade ago, but one former official said there was pushback from some residents.

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,

Religion and the river are constant Kerr County touchstones. As residents lean on their faith, they grapple with their relationship to the water.