While Kerr County officials say they didn't know how bad the July 4 flooding would be, it warned residents nearly eight years ago to "be flood aware" about the ongoing potential for "monstrous and devastating flash floods.

Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic flooding — had discussed installing a flood warning system

A flash flood warning is in effect for Ingram, just north of Kerrville, until 6:30 p.m. Residents and visitors are urged to evacuate the area immediately due to rapidly rising waters. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

Kerr County officials have not provided specifics about any changes, if any, they have made since last week's deadly flooding.

Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,

H olding back emotion, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr. said he never received an individual warning before floodwaters surged into his city, killing dozens and leaving families shattered.

Michael Abner said one of the park's owners, Lorena Guillen, began banging on their door to wake them up and warn them to leave immediately.

Public officials in the area have come under repeated criticism amid questions about the timeline of what happened and why widespread warnings were

The governor said Tuesday that the state had “assets, resources and personnel” in place before the July 4 floods. On Wednesday evening, the death toll rose to 120.

The threat of heavy rain is “slight” for this weekend, but with the ground fully saturated in Kerr County even small amounts of rainfall could cause flooding.