<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Timelapse video has captured just how quickly floodwaters rose along the Llano River in Kingsland, Texas.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The video, which was sped up and taken on Friday, shows the water rush in and rise within 30 minutes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/texas-floods-update-camp-mystic-grieving-the-loss-of-27-campers-and-counsellors-following-catastrophic-texas-floods/a619e083-4c75-43a5-a0f4-117b6a7d2e2d" rel="" target="" title="death toll from catastrophic flooding over the July Fourth weekend has now surpassed 100 "><span>death toll from catastrophic flooding over the July Fourth weekend has now surpassed 100 </span></a><span>as search-and-rescue teams continued to wade into swollen rivers and use heavy equipment to untangle trees as part of the massive search for missing people.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities overseeing the search for flood victims said they will wait to address questions about weather warnings and why some summer camps did not evacuate ahead of the flooding that killed at least 104.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/texas-floods-victims-children-swept-away-at-summer-camp/2a64be8d-f38f-4110-8038-cc8533a18e7b"><strong><span>Father who died saving his family among victims of the Texas flooding tragedy</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The devastation along the Guadalupe River, outside of San Antonio, has drawn a massive search effort as officials face questions over their preparedness and the speed of their initial actions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The floods grew to their worst at the midpoint of a long holiday weekend when many people were asleep.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/wild-weather/timelapse-video-shows-speed-of-floodwater-rising-in-texas/a9e535dc-afa1-4059-8c87-7fb8f7c86645" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Texas Hill Country in the central part of the state is naturally prone to flash flooding due to the dry dirt-packed areas where the soil lets rain skid along the surface of the landscape instead of soaking it up.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Friday's flash floods started with a particularly bad storm that dropped most of its 30 centimetres of rain in the dark early morning hours.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After a flood watch notice midday Thursday, the National Weather Service office issued an urgent warning around 4 am that raised the potential of catastrophic damage and a severe threat to human life.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>By at least 5.20am., some in the Kerrville City area say water levels were getting alarmingly high.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The massive rain flowing down hills sent rushing water into the Guadalupe River, causing it to rise eight metres in just 45 minutes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The flash floods have erased campgrounds and torn homes from their foundations.</span></div></div>