New life-threatening flood threat looms for communities devastated by deadly Texas flooding disaster
A 20-foot wall of water rushed several miles down the Guadalupe River, leading to the deaths of more than 90 people in at least five counties – Kerr, Burnet, Travis, Kendall and Tom Green.
FOX Weather Meteorologist Haley Meier gives the latest updates in the recovery process in Kerrville, Texas, as first responders search for any remaining survivors.
KERRVILLE, Texas – Communities hit hard by a deadly flooding disaster in Texas are bracing for more rounds of torrential rain and thunderstorms this week, once again raising fears of flooding as search and rescue operations continue across Texas’ Hill Country.
Numerous Flash Flood Emergencies were issued across south-central Texas over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, with forecasters warning of a "deadly flood wave" rushing down the Guadalupe River.
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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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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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.
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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)
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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.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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A damaged and overturned car is seen after severe flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 5, 2025.
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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.
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Flood damage at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, where 17 campers have gone missing.
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A damaged vehicle at Camp Mystic, the site of where at least 20 girls went missing after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 5, 2025.
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Flood damage at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, where 17 campers have gone missing.
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Flood damage at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, where 17 campers have gone missing.
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Flood damage at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, where 17 campers have gone missing.
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Flood damage at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, where 17 campers have gone missing.
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A resident surveys flood damage and debris along the Guadalupe River on July 5, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.
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Flood damage along the Guadalupe River in Ingram, Texas, on July 4, 2025.
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Flood damage along the Guadalupe River in Ingram, Texas, on July 4, 2025.
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Flooded San Gabriel River in Georgetown, Texas.
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Flood damage in Kerrville, TX.
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Flood damage in Kerrville, TX.
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Boerne Search and Rescue teams navigate upstream in an inflatable boat on the flooded Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025 in Comfort, Texas.
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Laeighton Sterling (R) and Nicole Whelam observe flood waters from the banks of the Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.
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Trees emerge from flood waters along the Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.
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Sediment and debris lie in driveway after the Fourth of July flood in Kerrville, TX. Note the crumpled up carport in the background.
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Storm damage in Kerrville, TX.
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Storm damage in Kerrville, TX.
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Storm damage in Kerrville, TX. Note how the lower sections of the trees have been shredded by floodwater and debris.
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Storm damage in Kerrville, TX. Note how the lower sections of the trees have been shredded by floodwater and debris.
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Storm damage in Kerrville, TX.
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A 20-foot wall of water rushed downstream, leading to the deaths of more than 100 people in six counties – Kerr, Burnet, Travis, Kendall, Williamson and Tom Green.
This graphic shows active flood alerts in Texas. (FOX Weather)
"Today, it won’t take much to cause some flash flooding," FOX Weather Meteorologist Craig Herrera said. "Please make sure that you’ve got your FOX Weather app downloaded and your phone charged so that you get notifications when they come in."
According to the FOX Forecast Center, rounds of heavy precipitation and thunderstorms are expected to continue across south-central Texas through at least Tuesday, with new Flood Watches and Flood Warnings in place through at least Monday night.
Downstream river and lake flooding is also expected to continue over the next several days.
Storms that develop across portions of Texas will be capable of producing more flash flooding very quickly given how saturated the ground is in the wake of the catastrophe.
This graphic shows the flash flood threat in Texas. (FOX Weather)
"There’s a lot of moisture to work with today over the area," Herrera continued. "A lot is getting squeezed out. And while the rainfall isn’t expected to be quite as heavy, again, it’s only going to take a little bit to cause some potential flooding."
While the first rivers to flood, such as the Guadalupe River, have already reached their peak crests, the flooding will continue downstream.
In an aerial view, the sun sets over the Guadalupe River on July 06, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas, leaving more than 80 people reported dead. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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In fact, the FOX Forecast Center said that the Guadalupe River in Bloomington, Texas, more than 200 miles downstream from Hunt, Texas, is not forecast to reach minor flood stage until at least Wednesday.
NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center (WPC) placed a large portion of south-central Texas in a flash flood threat zone Monday. Many communities impacted by the deadly flooding over the holiday weekend have been placed in a Level 3 out of 4 flash flood threat.