They clung to trees. They crawled out of windows and floated on mattresses. And they survived to tell the harrowing story of the catastrophic flooding that struck central Texas over the weekend and killed dozens,

Experts question whether President Donald Trump's budget cuts to the National Weather Service led to a lack of early warning for Texas floods.

Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend’s house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him. Hours later,

Flash floods that hit central Texas devastated Hill Country during the Fourth of July holiday weekend, killing dozens of people.

The death toll from flooding in central Texas rose to at least 43 people, including 15 children, as rescuers search for 27 missing girls at a camp, officials said Saturday.