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

The Flood Watch in effect for parts of the southern Plains, including much of Oklahoma and Texas, was expanded southeast this morning to encompass areas that were hit hard by catastrophic and deadly flash flooding last weekend, including Kerr, Travis and Burnet Counties.

Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.

The National Weather Service said the threat of severe weather is low, but some flood warnings are still in effect.

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives.

"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.

As climate change increases the frequency of environmental disasters, experts say federal cuts could leave California and other states vulnerable in the years ahead.

From 1959 to 2019, 1,069 people died in Texas in flooding, which is nearly one-fifth of the total 5,724 flood fatalities in the Lower 48 states in that time, according to a 2021 study in the journal Water.

After flash floods devastated central Texas over Fourth of July weekend, the death toll continues to rise and more than 170 people remain missing.