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Historic Texas flooding kills 82 amid search for survivors with more rain on the way
At least 80 people have been killed across six Texas counties after catastrophic flooding decimated communities along the Guadalupe River over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. FOX Weather Meteorologist Bayne Froney has the latest from Kerrville on July 7, 2025.
KERRVILLE, Texas – Search and rescue operations continue across Texas’ Hill Country days after a 20-foot “deadly flood wave” rushed down the Guadalupe River, decimating communities and leaving at least 82 people dead with dozens still missing.
Sadly, officials fear the death toll will continue to rise as hundreds of first responders both on the ground and in the air look for anyone who was swept away during the disaster.
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Widespread damage is visible in and around Kerrville, Texas, on July 6, 2025, following a deadly flash flood that causes the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in less than an hour early Friday morning. Eighty people are confirmed dead, and 40 more remain missing. Pictured: a man surveys the flood damage. ((Photo by Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto via Getty Images))
Widespread damage is seen in and around Kerrville, Texas, on July 6, 2025, following a deadly flash flood that causes the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in less than an hour early Friday morning. Eighty people are confirmed dead, and 40 more remain missing. Pictured: a destroyed house near the Guadalupe River. ((Photo by Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto via Getty Images))
KERRVILLE, TEXAS – JULY 6: Construction equipment is seen caught in the Guadalupe River in the aftermath of deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas on July 6, 2025. ((Photo by Jorge Salgado/Anadolu via Getty Images))
KERRVILLE, TEXAS – JULY 6: A vehicle is seen amongst debris along the banks of the Guadalupe River after deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas on July 6, 2025. ((Photo by Jorge Salgado/Anadolu via Getty Images))
KERRVILLE, TEXAS – JULY 6: Kerrville residents document the aftermath of deadly flooding at Louise Hays Park near the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas on July 6, 2025. ((Photo by Jorge Salgado/Anadolu via Getty Images))
HUNT, TEXAS – JULY 6: Hunt Baptist Church offers free water, food, and clothes to anyone in need on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. ((Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images))
HUNT, TEXAS – JULY 6: A search and recovery worker shines his flashlight through through murky waters near Camp Mystic, looking for remains of victims on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) ( )
HUNT, TEXAS – JULY 6: A home covered in debris sits near the town center on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. ((Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images))
HUNT, TEXAS – JULY 6: A Chinook helicopter takes off near Camp Mystic after picking up troops that aided in search and recovery efforts on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. ((Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images))
A search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
HUNT, TEXAS – JULY 6: Vehicles sit submerged as a search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
Search and rescue workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
A K-9 Unit with the Texas Game Wardens conducts a search in flood damage area near Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Photo by Desiree Rios for The Washington Post via Getty Images) (Desiree Rios for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
INGRAM, TEXAS JULY 5: Campers embrace after arriving to a reunification area as girls from Camp Waldemar, near the North fork of the Guadalupe River, are reconnected with their families after heavy rainfall in Central Texas, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) ( )
INGRAM, TEAS JULY 5: A man canoes kaiaks along debris in the Guadalupe River after heavy rainfall in Central Teas, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) ( )
INGRAM, TEXAS JULY 5: Crews work to fill a hole on a bridge along Cade Loop that crosses the Guadalupe River after heavy rainfall in Central Texas damaged the structure and stranded several homes without power or aid, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) ( )
INGRAM, TEXAS JULY 5: Campers and staff from Camp Waldemar, near the North fork of the Guadalupe River, are reunited with their families after heavy rainfall in Central Texas, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) ( )
INGRAM, TEXAS JULY 5: Campers and staff from Camp Waldemar, near the North fork of the Guadalupe River, are reunited with their families after heavy rainfall in Central Texas, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) ( )
COMFORT, TEXAS – JULY 5: Damage at an RV park along the Guadalupe River in Comfort just outside Kerrville is shown Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) ( )
INGRAM, TEXAS – JULY 5: A woman and a child embrace after girls from Camp Waldemar, near the North fork of the Guadalupe River, are reunited with their families after heavy rainfall in Central Texas, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) ( )
INGRAM, TEXAS JULY 5: The Cade Loop off Texas State Highway 39 is shown in Ingram, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) ( )
INGRAM, TEXAS JULY 5: Crews work to fill a hole on a bridge along Cade Loop that crosses the Guadalupe River after heavy rainfall in Central Texas damaged the structure and stranded several homes without power or aid, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) ( )
A damaged and overturned car is seen after severe flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 5, 2025. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP) (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of a search and rescue team look for people near Camp Mystic, the site of where at least 20 girls went missing after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 5, 2025. Rescuers were on Saturday searching for more than 20 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed at least 27 people — with more rain on the way. “So far, we’ve evacuated over 850 uninjured people, eight injured people and have recovered 27 deceased fatalities at this time. Of these 27, 18 are adults, nine are children,” said Kerr Country Sheriff Larry Leitha on July 5. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
Flood damage at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, where 17 campers have gone missing. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP)
In hard-hit Kerr County, officials say at least 68 people were killed, including at least 28 children. Many of the children that lost their lives were staying at Camp Mystic in Hunt, a Christian, all-girls summer camp, and were sleeping when the catastrophe began to unfold.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott toured the devastation at Camp Mystic, saying it was “nothing short of horrific to see what those young children went through.”
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Footage shot along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville and Ingram, Texas, shows downed trees and debris from the deadly flood event that occurred on Friday.
Deaths have been reported in six Texas counties – Kerr, Burnet, Travis, Kendall, Williamson and Tom Green.
And not all the victims have been identified. Family members of those who remain missing have been asked to submit DNA, which will be flown to a laboratory for testing.
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HUNT, TEXAS – JULY 6: A Chinook helicopter takes off near Camp Mystic after picking up troops that aided in search and recovery efforts on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
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According to the Texas Military Department, rescue operations so far have resulted in the successful recovery of more than 500 people. Those rescue efforts included 361 air evacuations conducted with Black Hawk helicopters and 159 ground rescues.
Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring said he was reminded of Fred Rogers, more commonly known as Mr. Rogers, who once said during a time of crisis to “look for the helpers.”
“In Kerrville, those helpers are the city staff, county personnel, state agencies and federal agencies,” he said. “The entire Kerrville City Council is on site today. We’re doing everything we can.”
Kerrville floods leave behind a trail of devastation in Texas, where at least 27 people are dead and many more still unaccounted for as of Saturday afternoon.
He went on to say that the goal is to “rescue those in peril and find those who are lost.”
Abbott made a disaster declaration for more than a dozen counties in the Texas Hill Country that were impacted by flash flooding.
“This is a time when we, as a state, need God more than ever,” Abbott said. “The one thing I hear the most are the prayers that are being sent for those in harm’s way. There is an extraordinary collaboration to make sure that we address everybody’s concerns as quickly as possible.”
The disaster declaration, which is in effect for 15 counties, allows communities “access to every tool, strategy, and personnel that the State of Texas can provide to them, which will be limitless.”
In addition, President Donald Trump signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County to “ensure that our Brave First Responders immediately have the resources they need.”
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This graphic shows active flood alerts in Texas. (FOX Weather)
More rounds of heavy rain are expected to continue across south-central Texas through at least Tuesday, raising fears of more flooding in communities already hit hard over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
New Flood Watches have been issued across the region, with the threat of locally heavy rainfall continuing through Tuesday.
And downstream river and lake flooding will also continue through the next several days.
In fact, the FOX Forecast Center said that while the first rivers to flood have already reached their peak crest, the floodwaters are continuing to flow downstream.
The Guadalupe River in Bloomington, Texas, over 200 miles downstream from the river in Hunt, is not forecast to reach minor flood stage until Wednesday.