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Robert Earl Keen has a personal connection to Kerrville, TX, the site of massive flooding on July 4 that authorities say resulted in the deaths of 111 people, with nearly 170 still unaccounted for at press time.
Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.
Heavy equipment is tearing through massive debris piles in Kerr County as the search for the missing continues.
• Texas flood victims: At least 150 people are known to be missing in Kerr County as a result of the flooding in central Texas, according to officials. At least a dozen others are missing in other parts of the state. Authorities said Wednesday that 120 people have died. Read more about the victims.
Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing after flash floods hit parts of Texas. An unknown number of people still remain missing.
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FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth on MSNTexas reels from devastating floods as Kerrville community hit hardDevastating floodwaters have swept through Central Texas, particularly impacting Kerrville and the Guadalupe River shoreline, causing significant damage and leaving residents mourning.
A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties, including Kerr County, labeled flash flooding as "highly likely" to occur, with a "major" impact on public health and safety, according to an ABC News review of a page on the Kerrville city website.
The death toll in the central Texas flooding is up to 119 people, 95 of them in Kerr County, including 36 children.
Coast Guard Lieutenant Blair Oguiofor was one of more than 1,700 emergency responders who headed to central Texas.