Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.

It’s just nice to see how everyone’s coming together to help other people who are going through something tough,” said cheer team member Sierra Lemos.

Severe thunderstorms will continue to prowl the central United States through the weekend with some areas at risk for damage stemming from high winds, hail, tornadoes and flooding. Police officers and emergency crews in eastern Massachusetts were out in full force on Thursday morning, performing rescues and blocking off impassable roads

At least 129 people, including three dozen children, died in the torrential downpour. Many remain missing in the hardest-hit county.

The Flood Watch in effect for parts of the southern Plains, including much of Oklahoma and Texas, was expanded southeast this morning to encompass areas that were hit hard by catastrophic and deadly flash flooding last weekend, including Kerr, Travis and Burnet Counties.

KWTX’s Gordon Collier sat down with Central Texas native Jenna B. Worden who was moved by the tragic Hill Country flooding and wrote a song to comfort those affected.

Malaya Grace Hammond is among the latest fatalities identified from the Texas floods. Hammond's family said she was swept away by floodwaters on Saturday in Travis County.

As tears streamed down their faces, community members looked at the photos attached to a growing memorial wall.