Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.

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.

Several rivers across North Carolina remain flooded on Thursday, including one river that was measured at 45 feet, amid torrential rains that have battered the East Coast for days. The flooding threat across the region could persist into the weekend as slow-moving thunderstorms continue to dump rain on the region,

DHS head Kristi Noem refuted a CNN report that her requirement for personal sign-off on DHS contracts over $100,000 slowed emergency response to deadly Texas flooding.

On Thursday at 3:54 p.m. the NWS Morristown TN released a flood advisory in effect until 6 p.m. for Cherokee County.

People living in flood-prone areas along parts of the East Coast were told to be ready to act if flooding intensifies.

Raising Cane’s owner and founder Todd Graves discusses his donation of $1 million to Texas flood relief and more on ‘America Reports.’

On Thursday at 3:30 p.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a flood advisory in effect until 6:30 p.m. for Dare County.

CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz reports that several local officials who had been at previous Texas flooding press conferences were not present today.