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

In the Austin area, 12 people are still missing and 16 are known to have perished after rain swept away homes along rivers and creeks.

The Associated Press has assembled an approximate timeline of the 48 hours before, during and after the deadly flash flood, beginning with the activation of the state’s emergency response resources on July 2 — the same day Texas signed off on the camp’s emergency plan for disasters.

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.

As deadly floods swept through Central Texas, residents of Travis and Burnet counties say they weren't made aware of the danger they faced.

NBC News’ Morgan Chesky asks Kerrville, Texas, Mayor Joe Herring Jr. about records showing that the concept of flood warnings had been discussed at least two dozen times by Kerr County.

State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending flash flooding.

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.