((May 25, 2007)—The flash flooding that swamped parts of Central Texas overnight claimed at least five lives, officials say and two of the victims were children.

Authorities found the bodies of 5-year-old Javiante Terrance and 6-year-old Jarvis Terrance in a vehicle Friday morning at Cody Poe and Watercrest in Killeen.

They were riding with their mother and two other children when the car was caught in the rising water.

Passersby helped the mother and the other two children to safety, but neither they nor emergency workers could reach the car until Friday morning, when the bodies of the two youngsters were found.

Killeen authorities were also investigating after the discovery of a convertible that had been swept into Nolan Creek near Blake and 10th Street.

There were also reports that a man in his 40s was missing after the flooding. He was trying to push a car out of high water when he was last seen.

Two elderly residents, meanwhile, were found dead in Coryell County after deputies reported that the floodwaters had washed a minivan off FM 3046 about a half-mile off South Highway 116.

The high, fast-moving water made it impossible for the deputies to reach the vehicle.

Cove firefighters were finally able to reach the minivan, but found neither of the occupants inside.

The body of the elderly woman was found at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday about three-quarters of a mile from where the minivan was swept away.

Searchers found the body of the elderly man at about 7:15 a.m. Friday about 30 yards from where the woman was found.

The names of the two victims have not been released.

Killeen firefighters recovered the body of a 20-year-old Killeen man just before midnight in a cement culvert on Avenue G.

Authorities say the man and his 25-year-old cousin were in the culvert around 7 p.m. Thursday during the heavy rain that caused the flash flooding in the area.

Drainage swept both men off their feet.

Two passersby rescued the 25-year-old man, but the 20-year-old couldn’t be found.

The victim’s name wasn’t immediately available.

An autopsy was ordered.

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Meanwhile Friday a search continues for a man who's been missing since a flash flood swept his sport-utility vehicle from a low-water crossing overnight on the southeastern fringe of Fredericksburg.

The Gillespie County Sheriff's Department says Edgar Garcia drove around road barriers late last night on Goehmann Lane at Town Creek, about a half mile east of US Highways 290 and 87.

The creek's swift floodwaters swept his SUV about a half-mile downstream, where search crews found it early Friday morning.

The search continues for Garcia.

Overnight storms dumped up to eight inches of rain on parts of Central Texas and more heavy rain is in the forecast Friday.

Much of the Hill Country and Edwards Plateau are under flash-flood warnings.

A flash flood watch is in effect until Saturday evening for San Saba and McCulloch Counties.

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