Kerr County and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority have tried several times to get funding to upgrade flood alerts on the river, dating back to 2016.

I can't tell you where we're going to stop,” Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said. He said bodies have been recovered all along the Guadalupe River’s path.

The flooding brought the Guadalupe to its second-highest point in history, according to the National Weather Service, which urged people in the affected area to move to higher ground.