The grim task of searching for the scores of people missing from the devastating flood that struck Texas Hill Country nearly a week ago is taking an agonizing toll on searchers.

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert a disaster like the one that killed dozens of young campers and scores of others in Kerr County on the Fourth of July.

Ford Motor Co. and its philanthropic arm are donating money, and dealers will donate cars and other aid to Texans impacted by the flood.

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

Public officials in the area have come under repeated criticism amid questions about the timeline of what happened and why widespread warnings were

Radar shows the rain is coming down at a rate of a half-inch to 1.5 inches per hour, according to the National Weather Service.

A "considerable" flash flood warning has been issued in Boston as heavy, life-threatening rain pounds the city and areas to the south.

On Thursday at 12:36 p.m. the NWS Raleigh NC issued a flood warning valid from 1 p.m. until Friday 8 a.m. for Johnston County.

CNN’s Ed Lavandera is on the ground in Texas as volunteer search and rescue teams look for those still missing after floodwaters swept through the Guadalupe River area.