Before hundreds of first responders and volunteers from around the country came to help, it was the local residents of Texas Hill Country who faced down a deadly wall of water along the Gaudalope River and witnessed terrifying scenes.

Local businesses and vacationers are picking up the pieces after devastating flooding along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville.

Gov. Greg Abbott surveyed the flood damage via helicopter Tuesday afternoon with Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows.

Odessa Police Officer Bailey Martin and family members were on a trip to the Guadalupe River near Kerrville for the July 4 holiday when severe flash flooding struck the area.

Texas flood survivor Julia Hatfield recounts how she and her husband escaped flash flooding at an RV park in Kerr County, Texas.