NBC News' Morgan Chesky, grew up in Kerrville, Texas, where his mother and stepfather now reside. As flood waters rose along the Guadalupe River, his mother Karen and his stepfather Michael, woke up to emergency alerts at 4AM.

The Kerrville, Texas, native awoke to texts on July 4th asking if his family was okay in the wake of the devastating floods

Chesky said live on TODAY that his mother had to evacuate her home after flood waters had risen to the height of her back patio.

NBC News correspondent Morgan Chesky was forced to make himself part of the story while covering this past weekend's deadly Texas floods.

NBC News correspondent Morgan Chesky has spent his career in the field covering disasters, but on Friday, July 4, the tragedy hit home. Chesky, 39, tells PEOPLE he awoke at his home in Los Angeles to numerous text messages asking if his family in Kerrville, Texas, was okay amidst the devastating flooding.

At least 107 people are dead across six counties in catastrophic flash flooding in central Texas. NBC National News Correspondent Morgan Chesky is on the ground in Kerrville, Texas as rescue teams continue to comb through piles of debris in search of survivors.

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