The death toll in the July 4 Central Texas flooding rose to 103 on Friday as the search continued for those still missing.

The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.

A chain-link fence that separates Water Street in the center of Kerrville from the Guadalupe River just a few hundred feet away has become a makeshift memorial, with the flower-covered stretch serving as a focal point for a grieving community.

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending.

New audio reveals what Kerr County first responders were hearing and acting on during the critical first few hours of the devastating floods. | Click to listen

A memorial service was held in Kerr County, Texas on Friday to honor the victims and those still missing from flooding that recently struck the region.

The number of confirmed deaths from the Texas Hill Country floods rose to 95 in Kerr County on Wednesday, Sheriff Larry Leitha said.

The collision forced an emergency landing by the helicopter and has now taken it out of service, Kerrville City Hall said.