As of Sunday afternoon, Sheriff Larry Leitha of Kerr County, where the worst of the flooding occurred, said authorities had recovered the bodies of 40 adults and 28 children. Among those still missing were 10 children and a counselor from Camp Mystic,

Julian Ryan’s final words to his mother, as floodwaters quickly engulfed their trailer home, were simply, “I love you.”

NEXT Weather meteorologist Shane Hinton, who lived in Texas, said the area is known as "Flash Flood Alley" and it is one of the most dangerous places for flooding in the country.