Congressional Democrats are demanding an inquiry into whether NWS staffing shortages have affected the death toll, and President Donald Trump took a swipe at Joe Biden for setting up “that water situation,

Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.

As the deadly floodwaters in parts of central Texas recede, there are growing questions about how the catastrophic rainfall seemingly caught the area by surprise. Some local officials say the National Weather Service underestimated the extreme rain but the agency says an initial flood watch was issued Thursday afternoon.

ABC News' Linsey Davis is on the ground in Texas and discusses the recovery efforts at Camp Mystic with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and the devastating impact the flooding has had on the community.

"The agony that Texas is feeling right now…there aren't words to describe," Cruz told CBS News Texas on Monday.