Clean up efforts started Wednesday after a barrage of storms and floods in Texas and Oklahoma left at least 19 people dead and a dozen missing. According to The Denver Post, more rain fell on the hard-hit Houston area, temporarily complicating the cleanup a day after a downpour of nearly a foot triggered the worst flooding that the nation's fourth-largest city has seen in years. Hundreds of homes were damaged.

Severe weather continued in other parts of Texas, with hundreds of people west of Fort Worth told to evacuate along the rising Brazos River and flash flood warnings posted in many areas.

One resort in a small tourist town was able to save only five of the 14 cabins. According to reports, two of the structures at Rio Bonito Resort in Wimberley, Texas were destroyed and seven appeared structurally unsound after the river rose to flood levels. Thankfully, staff was able to safely evacuate all 100 guests from the property prior to any threat.

Business owners in Houston say cleanup from this storm reminds them of Tropical Storm Allison, which caused flooding back in 2001. Facilities that were just starting to implement final touches after renovation from that storm are frustrated that they have to start over once again. But as one owner told USA Today reporters, “The party must go on and we need to clean up so we can get back to work."

Although flood waters have receded a bit, with rain still in the forecast for this weekend, and the ground still quite saturated, many are keeping a close watch on the weather — realizing they may not be completely in the clear just yet.

This has been the wettest month on record for Texas. The state climatologist's office said Wednesday that Texas has gotten an average of 7.54 inches of rain in May, breaking the old record of 6.66 inches, set in June 2004.