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.

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.

NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.

The death toll in the central Texas flooding is up to 119 people, 95 of them in Kerr County, including 36 children.

A retired nurse, her son and a family friend say they were lucky to survive last week's flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including many summer campers.