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UPDATE 3:15 p.m. - Recovery teams in west Kerr County are resuming efforts. A flood watch issued by the National Weather Service remains in effect until 7 p.m. KERRVILLE, Texas - Authorities have suspended all ground search operations in the Kerrville and Hunt on Sunday corridor due to dangerous flood conditions.
At least 161 are still unaccounted for after the July Fourth floods that saw the waters of the Guadalupe rise to historic levels in Central Texas, officials with Kerr County said Friday. Authorities have confirmed 103 deaths, 36 of whom are children.
"Life-threatening flash flooding" is ongoing in Kerr and Gillespie Counties -- including the areas of Kerrville, Comfort, Ingram, Hunt, Mountain Home, Waltonia, Harper, Kerrville-Schreiner Park and Cypress Creek -- according to the National Weather Service.
KERRVILLE, Texas – Volunteers are arriving in droves in Kerrville on Saturday to aid in flood recovery. The Texas Department of Emergency Management secured Tivy Antler Stadium as the official registration and check-in site for volunteers wanting to help the community this weekend.
The City of Kerrville has been holding daily flooding briefings to monitor and respond to ongoing recovery efforts and to respond to the public.
Over 12,000 volunteers have already assisted in Kerr County, according to the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
Kerrville businesses and volunteers are leading recovery efforts after the deadly Hill Country floods devastated the area.
Fox News reporter Katie Byrne reports from Kerrville, Texas where new flood warnings have been issued on 'Fox & Friends Weekend.'