As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.

Miriam "Holly" Frizzell of Abilene was remembered for her vibrant life and love of the normally tranquil Guadalupe River.

Rainfall near the areas affected by the devastating Guadalupe River flood has caused a flash flood advisory to be issued.

Officials reported at least 84 bodies recovered across Kerr and Kendall counties on Monday. That number is expected to grow.

But meteorologists say the official National Weather Service forecast gave ample notice for people to get themselves – and others – out of harm’s way. State and local officials say nothing could have prepared them for the Guadalupe River to rise as quickly as it did.

Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done more to warn people ahead of devastating flash flooding that killed at least 119 people on July 4.

Texas has confirmed 119 deaths as a result of the storms that dangerously raised the Guadalupe River 26 feet in under an hour. On Tuesday, first responders and volunteers fanned out on foot, horseback and boats.