Overview
- The confirmed death toll has surpassed 100, including 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic, with search teams still looking for dozens of missing individuals along the Guadalupe River.
- President Trump signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, unlocking FEMA aid and deploying Coast Guard helicopters, boats and National Guard units to assist recovery efforts.
- Top meteorologists have said there is no evidence that recent NOAA and NWS staffing reductions impaired warning services during the flash flood emergency.
- Local officials announced plans for a comprehensive review of flood-alert infrastructure after efforts to install a countywide warning system have stalled since 2018.
- Forecasters caution that additional rain on already saturated ground could complicate recovery and heighten flood risk as search-and-rescue operations continue across the Hill Country.