Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's voice started to break as she described her visit to Kerrville at the epicenter of the Texas Floods but has been accused of delaying FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue crews until Monday,

Julian Ryan’s final words to his mother, as floodwaters quickly engulfed their trailer home, were simply, “I love you.”

Here’s what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it in and around Kerr County, Texas, and ongoing efforts to identify victims.