Quick-moving Texas river flood caught on camera in timelapse video

The short time it took the Llano River to overflow and flood central Texas on July is illustrated in a sped up timelapse video allowing viewers to see just how dramatically and swiftly the water level rose Unusually heavy rain decimated the state s Hill Country region triggering catastrophic flash floods that left at least people dead over the weekend Footage shows a section of the river situated near Kingsland which is roughly miles northeast of hardest-hit Kerr County The water can be seen swelling dramatically in just over minutes I record the moving across with a protection camera Robert Ivey described newsgathering website Storyful The river spanning is also known as the slab and is a local swimming spot TEXAS FLOODING KILLS MORE THAN AS SEARCH CONTINUES FOR DOZENS OF PEOPLEFlash flooding began around p m and altogether inundated the area by pm according to the timestamp on the video In the footage officials can be seen blocking off the road and gradually retreating as rising waters threatened to overtake the area at an alarming speed TEXAS SUMMER CAMP EVACUATED STAYING NEAR RIVER AHEAD OF FLOODING 'SAW IT COMING'Kingsland located about miles northwest of Austin was among several communities impacted by Texas deadly flooding Kerr County located farther southwest suffered the highest released death toll with leaders confirming at least deaths by Monday morning Plenty of of the casualties were attending an all-girls summer camp in the area agents stated Dozens remain unaccounted for as search and rescue efforts continue across the region CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPMeteorologists say the flooding was driven by a slow-moving storm system that dumped several inches of rain in a matter of hours overwhelming local waterways and catching a great number of off guard despite flash flood warnings