Forecasters warn that slow-moving storms could bring heavy downpours to already saturated areas, increasing the risk of flash flooding.

Myrtle Beach Ocean Rescue launched a new tool to help file quick missing persons reports earlier this month. Emergency manager said the inspiration came after seeing the response efforts in Texas.

President Donald Trump met with victims' families and surveyed the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one week ago.

During a news conference on Saturday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem discussed the federal response to the Texas flood disaster that claimed more than 119 lives on the Fourth of July.

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.

Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to catastrophic flooding in Texas.

DHS head Kristi Noem refuted a CNN report that her requirement for personal sign-off on DHS contracts over $100,000 slowed emergency response to deadly Texas flooding.

"FEMA has been really headed by some very good people,” Trump said during a roundtable with local officials, suggesting his administration turned the agency around after sharply criticizing the Biden administration-led FEMA response to flooding in North Carolina in late 2024.