Over 130 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.

A study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them from 1959 to 2019.

Many questions remain about how storms caught off guard an area prone to flooding and led to the second deadliest flood in Texas history. Here’s what we know. Flooding death toll increases to 132;

Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.

Texas faces relentless tragedy as flood-related deaths rise to 131, with storm threats lingering. Central Texas braces for more heavy rains after flash floods devastated the Hill Country, leaving a deadly aftermath in Kerrville.

Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 people.

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

Warnings predicted both Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.