Guadalupe River Surges 25 Feet in One Hour, Flooding Texas
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- Severe flooding hit several Texas counties near the Mexico border after days of heavy rainfall, triggering evacuations and water rescues across the region.
- The Guadalupe River rose more than 25 feet in just one hour, the storm's most dramatic surge and a rapid-onset pattern that left little time to react.
- Residents were urged to shelter in place while thousands lost power across the affected counties.
- Texas authorities reported no immediate deaths or injuries as of the latest update.
- Camp Mystic, an all-girls camp near Kerrville, lost 25 children, two counsellors, and the camp's owner — 27 people total — when the same Guadalupe River flooded over last year's July Fourth holiday, a disaster that killed more than 100.
Why it matters: The Guadalupe River is the same waterway that killed over 100 people, including 25 children at Camp Mystic, during last year's July Fourth flood — and it is now surging 25 feet in a single hour. With thousands already without power and shelter-in-place orders active, the operational test is whether emergency response along this river has measurably improved since the 2024 catastrophe.
