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Flash Flood in Texas Hill Country Leaves 13 Dead and Nearly Two Dozen Missing

Search crews continue under active flood warnings with forecasts calling for more heavy rain

A flood gauge marks the height of water flowing over a farm-to-market road near Kerrville, Texas, on Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
A man surveys damage left by a raging Guadalupe River, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
A man surveys damage left by a raging Guadalupe River, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Members of Task Force 1 deploy boats along the Guadalupe River in the wake of a destructive flooding event in Kerrville on Friday July 4, 2025.

Overview

  • At least 13 people have died and nearly two dozen remain missing after a flash flood swept through Kerr County on Friday morning.
  • The National Weather Service upgraded a Thursday flood watch to a flood warning overnight that affected roughly 30,000 residents along the Guadalupe River.
  • More than 10 inches of rain fell before dawn Friday, sending swift, powerful currents through normally calm creeks and trapping residents and motorists.
  • Almost half of all flash flood fatalities involve vehicles as cars become difficult to control in six inches of water and can be swept away by 18 inches.
  • National Weather Service data show that flash floods can form within hours of heavy rainfall and impact areas far downstream of storm cells.