Texas flooding updates: Over 130 dead as flash flood threat increases in Texas
Kerr County was hit the hardest, with at least 106 deaths.
Over 130 people are dead from the devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country.
Kerr County was hit the hardest, with at least 106 deaths, including 36 children. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration for the county and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is on the ground there.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing.
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'We didn't know this flood was coming,' official says
Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly was pressed by a reporter as to why evacuations didn't take place Thursday, but the judge said, "We didn't know this flood was coming." Officials said the county does not have a warning system on the river.
"We have floods all the time. This is the most dangerous river valley in the United States, and we deal with floods on a regular basis. When it rains, we get water. We had no reason to believe that this was going to be anything like what's happened here, none whatsoever," he said.
Rain continued to hit the region Saturday, prompting flash flood emergency warnings for much of Burnet County and western parts of Williamson County and Travis County.
Trump says his administration is working with Texas officials in response to the flooding
President Donald Trump said his administration is working with state and local officials in Texas in response to the flooding that occurred on Friday, he said in a post on social media.
Trump also said that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will arrive in Texas on Saturday in response to the flooding.
"Melania and I are praying for all of the families impacted by this horrible tragedy. Our Brave First Responders are on site doing what they do best," Trump said.
-ABC News' Hannah Demissie
27 people dead, including 9 children
At least 27 people are dead, including nine children, after heavy rain caused catastrophic flooding in Texas.
Officials are still searching for 24 girls missing from Camp Mystic, an all girls camp along the Guadalupe River, Dalton Rice, manager of the city of Kerrville, Texas, said at a press conference Saturday.
While search and rescue operations remain ongoing, officials said they do not have an accurate count of how many people are missing and said they would not provide an estimate.
Rice said rescues are occurring from camps that were isolated because of road damage.
Flash flood emergency issued near Lake Travis
A flash flood emergency has been issued by the National Weather Service for northwestern Travis County and far eastern Burnet County around Lake Travis in south-central Texas until 5 a.m. CT.
Between 3 inches and 7 inches of rain have fallen in the area north of Lake Travis, the service said. Some spots measured over 10 inches of rain over the past few hours, with peak rainfall rates reaching 6 inches per hour.
Rainfall of up to 5 inches was still expected in some areas. The service described the local weather as a "particularly dangerous situation," a high-level warning that carries urgency.
"Seek higher ground now!" forecasters said.
-ABC News' Kyle Reiman