At least 119 people have been found dead in nearly a week since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes and youth camps in the early morning hours of July 4. Ninety-five of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least three dozen children.

Kerr County repeatedly failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars were available for similar projects.

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending.

The Houston Texans were the first to announce their donations on Saturday, July 5, with more coming throughout the week. The Dallas Cowboys and the NFL Foundation joined the Texans on Sunday, July 6, with each contributing $500,000 in a $1.5 million total donation.

People living in flood-prone areas along parts of the East Coast were told to be ready to act if flooding intensifies.

On Thursday at 8:46 p.m. a flood advisory was released by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC in effect until Friday at 2:45 a.m. for Burke County.

The flood watch is in effect until 7 a.m. Friday for Cook County, the collar counties and the majority of northern Illinois, according to the National Weather Service.

At 9:47 p.m. on Thursday, the NWS Raleigh NC released a flood advisory in effect until 11:45 p.m. for Edgecombe County.

A flood advisory was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Thursday at 9:12 p.m. in effect until Friday at 12:15 a.m. for Catawba County.

DHS head Kristi Noem refuted a CNN report that her requirement for personal sign-off on DHS contracts over $100,000 slowed emergency response to deadly Texas flooding.