Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as more than 173 are missing as rescuers continue a desperate search

Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.

TEGNA Texas created a new charitable fund raising money to support people impacted by devastating floods in Central Texas.

Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.

When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.

Five days after deadly floods struck central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

Early on the morning of July 4, the Guadalupe River in central Texas overflowed its banks, causing catastrophic flooding. As of July 9, at least 111 people had died, and homes and businesses along the river were washed away in the affected parts of Texas Hill Country,