Topline
Another round of heavy rains is drenching central Texas with “life-threatening flash flooding,” according to the National Weather Service, forcing first responders in Kerrville to suspend search-and-rescue operations looking for the remaining missing after the deadly floods that took place last week.
A Texas state flag flies in a yard filled with debris on July 6 in Hunt, Texas. (Photo by Jim … More
Key Facts
“Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly,” the NWS offices in Austin and San Antonio said for parts of Gillespie County and Kerr County, where between 1 and 3 inches of rain have already fallen.
The warning was extended through 12:15 p.m. CDT, and the NWS is expecting a rainfall rate of 1-2 inches per hour.
“Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order,” the city of Kerrville, which saw some of the worst flooding on July 4, warned its residents on social media.
A flood warning was also issued for the Guadalupe River near the town of Hunt, with the river expected to reach at least the Highway 39 bridge, according to the NWS.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
Key Background
The new floods in central Texas come as the region recovers from devastating July 4 flooding. At least 129 people were killed, and officials are still searching for about 160 missing people. The majority of the deaths were in Kerr County, where a torrential downpour flooded the Guadalupe River and devastated a girls’ summer camp. In the wake of the deadly floods, officials in Kerr County are facing scrutiny over the county’s lack of an alarm system for weather disasters. The Texas state government has since said it would step in to upgrade the area’s warning system. “If the city can’t afford it, then the state will step up. We need to have these in place by the next summer, when the next season comes,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in an interview with Fox News last week.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2025/07/13/new-flash-flood-warnings-declared-in-central-texas/