Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered hard-hit central Texas communities on the fifth day after devastating floods killed more than 100.

In hard-hit Kerr County, the death toll has climbed to 95, including 36 children, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a news conference Wednesday.

The death toll from the devastating Texas floods has risen to over 110 people and at least 173 remain missing. Former NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad joins Ana Cabrera to break down the timeline of the flood alerts and to provide more insight on response.

The storms that battered the Hill Country for the past four days began to lighten up, although isolated pockets of heavy rain were still possible.

New before and after satellite images show the massive destruction left behind from catastrophic flooding in central Texas.

Texas has identified more than $50 billion in flood control needs, but lawmakers have devoted just $1.4 billion to address them