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

The desperate search for people missing after the Texas floods continues as rescue teams continue to search the Guadalupe River. Along with the recovery efforts is a push for answers with NBC’s KXAS-TV in Dallas obtaining FEMA records showing that Kerr County did not use a wireless alert system to send alerts with safety instructions when flooding began.

President Donald Trump met with victims' families and surveyed the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one week ago.

This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned violent?

The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called "Flash Flood Alley."

The organizations working together to help the flood victims said that 'no additional in-kind donations (clothing, food, supplies) are needed in Kerrville.' They said the best way to help is with monetary donations.

Torrential rain flooded creeks, streams and the Guadalupe River, where the water swelled more than 26 feet in 45 minutes.

With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.

President Donald Trump toured the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the crisis as well as questions about the federal response -- including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- that he has so far avoided.