Kerr County, Texas, lacked a “last mile” warning mechanism that could have saved residents before the deadly floods devastated the area, including a children’s summer camp, killing more than 80 people.

Floodwaters are finally receding in Kerr County and Williamson County, Texas, revealing a landscape dramatically altered by days of relentless storms. Uprooted trees, eroded trailers and debris-strewn riverbanks now tell the story of just how powerful — and fast — this flooding took over.

In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fo

Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend’s house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him. Hours later,