(COLORADO SPRINGS) — At least 80 people are dead, and many others are still missing, after heavy rain led to catastrophic flooding throughout the Texas Hill Country during the 4th of July weekend. One mom from Colorado Springs flew back from Texas on Sunday afternoon, but says her kids and parents are now at risk for the next round of flooding.

“Well obviously I’m not sleeping tonight,” said Cass Cameron, mother of two.

She says she spent the holiday weekend at her parents’ house and watched as the Gaudalupe River continued to rise and debris floated down at high speeds.

“I took my kids to Texas to visit grandparents, and they’re still with their grandparents,” said Cameron.

She said her kids’ father has custody of them during the summer, which is why she was not able to bring them back to Colorado. However, her kids are staying with their grandparents for a while longer, who live near the Guadalupe River just south of where the devastating flooding is taking place.

“When I called my dad, he was like ‘yeah, the water is already up, but we’ve got two more banks to go,’ and I was like, ‘ well that’s not great, and I’m not super comfortable with that’,” said Cameron.

Since returning back to Colorado Springs, her family has received their second flood warning. Cameron said that she came home to return to work on Monday.

“I told my dad if it gets up to 17 [feet high], and it’s still going… you have to leave, you have to get out of there,” she said.

During her time in Texas, she said she heard people running down the banks telling swimmers to get out of the water before large, fast-moving pieces of debris caught up to them.

“It’s hard to explain how horrifying the sound is, the sound of the water when a flash flood is happening, the sound of the trees when they’re breaking and hitting each other,” she said.

Cameron is just one of many who will spend Sunday evening worried about her loved ones. As she sat on the plane ride home to Colorado Springs, she talked to someone who had also been affected.

“I was sitting next to a teacher from a Houston area district, and she told me that one of her students is still missing from Camp Mystic,” Cameron said.

Parents who have been reunited with their children from Camp Mystic are sharing their kids’ stories with local officials. Texas Lieutenant Governor recalls one of those extraordinary moments with a little girl who escaped.

“They climbed out the windows in bare feet and nothing but a nightgown on, in neck-high water… She said, I don’t know how we made it,” said Dan Patrick, Texas Lieutenant Governor.

The extent of the floods came unexpectedly to many of the people and campers in the Texas Hill Country, which is a popular place to enjoy outdoor activities.

“The National Weather Forecast predicted minor flooding, a minor event, a day before,” said Patrick.

Some are criticizing the authorities, saying people in the vulnerable area did not receive a proper warning of the destructive flooding. Water in the Guadelupe River rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes, killing dozens and washing away anything in sight, including homes and cars.

Photo by: Cass Cameron

Cameron told FOX21 the best way Colorado Springs can help is by donating things like feminine hygiene products, diapers and baby formula, non-perishable foods, cleaning supplies, and pet food.

“You’re going to see a lot of displaced animals. For those ranchers that love to help, it would be really great to keep an eye on others and ask if they could use those trailers and maybe help with transporting,” said Cameron.

FOX21 reached out to members of the American Red Cross of Colorado to see if they will be assisting those impacted. A spokesperson said they have not been requested, but says, as with any active disaster in full swing, volunteers are standing by to support where they are needed across the country.

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday, saying he signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County. He says the declaration will allow first responders to get access to needed resources, “These families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy with many lives lost and many still missing. The Trump administration continues to work closely with state and local leaders.”