Over 80 people have died and dozens are still missing after flash floods struck central Texas this past July 4th weekend.

In 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River rose more than 26 feet.

The destruction is a terrifying reminder of nature’s power, and these 28 photos show just how powerful that rushing water was:

1.A tree impaled by another tree:

2.A large truck impaled by a tree:

3.A road washed away:

4.A curb snapped in half:

5.Multiple large trees uprooted:

6.A metal pole bent in half:

7.A tree broken off at its base:

8.A bridge covered in trees:

9.An upside-down tractor going up a tree:

10.A home with its roof nearly washed away:

11.Just piles and piles of debris:

12.Heavy machinery is needed to sift through it all:

13.Chainsaws are being used to cut through the muck:

14.This was an RV:

15.A motorcycle helmet hanging from a tree:

16.Another view of that impaled truck:

17.Trees with their bark literally ripped off:

18.Another picture of bark peeled off trees:

19.Piles of cars against a wall:

20.A street sign knocked over:

21.An upside-down car:

22.Piles of concrete:

23.What appears to be a street sign sandwiched between trees:

24.A car on the banks of the Guadalupe River:

25.A kayak caught high up in trees:

26.A canoe lodged between broken trees:

27.A car caught up in fallen branches and debris:

28.And lastly, a piece of metal wrapped around the middle of a tree: