5 dead after flash flooding swamps San Antonio as heavy rain in Texas leads to water rescues
San Antonio first responders sad at least five people are dead after multiple vehicles were swept away by floodwaters early Thursday morning.
Houston floods as torrential rain, thunderstorms move in Thursday
Torrential rain and thunderstorms pushing across portions of Texas led to reports of flooding in cities like San Antonio and Houston, and more rain is on the way. FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne was in Houston with the latest on June 12, 2025.
Fast Facts:
- Over 3 inches of rain was recorded in 30 minutes in New Braunfels, Texas.
- Thursday is San Antonio's wettest June day on record, nearly doubling the city's previous daily record set in 1973.
- At least four deaths have been confirmed by San Antonio Police.
SAN ANTONIO – At least five people were killed on Thursday in the San Antonio area after relentless rain in Texas led to flash flooding, sweeping away vehicles with more rounds of heavy precipitation on the way.
According to information provided by San Antonio Police, first responders were sent to investigate reports of vehicles stuck in high water at the Loop 410 and Perrin Beitel areas just after 4 a.m. local time.
![Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.]()
Image 1 of 14Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall. (Kurt Linda Berckmans)
![Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.]()
Image 2 of 14Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall. (Kurt Linda Berckmans)
![Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.]()
Image 3 of 14Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall. (Kurt Linda Berckmans)
![Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.]()
Image 4 of 14Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall. (Kurt Linda Berckmans)
![Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.]()
Image 5 of 14Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall. (Kurt Linda Berckmans)
![Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.]()
Image 6 of 14Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall. (Kurt Linda Berckmans)
![Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.]()
Image 7 of 14Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall. (Kurt Linda Berckmans)
![Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.]()
Image 8 of 14Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall. (Kurt Linda Berckmans)
![Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.]()
Image 9 of 14Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall. (Kurt Linda Berckmans)
![Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.]()
Image 10 of 14Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall. (Kurt Linda Berckmans)
![Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.]()
Image 11 of 14Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall. (Kurt Linda Berckmans)
![Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.]()
Image 12 of 14Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall. (Kurt Linda Berckmans)
![Heavy rainfall on 6/12/2025 causes flooding around Houston County, Texas.]()
Image 13 of 14Heavy rainfall on 6/12/2025 causes flooding around Houston County, Texas. (TxDOT)
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Image 14 of 14Heavy rainfall on 6/12/2025 causes flooding around Houston County, Texas. (TxDOT)
The San Antonio Fire Department reported that, in addition to the five fatalities, at least two people were still unaccounted for.
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said 13 vehicles were in the floodwaters, and authorities are hoping to confirm the whereabouts of anyone who may have left the scene.
In addition, several vehicles were reported to have been swept away, and first responders are working to recover the missing vehicles.
Watch: Flooding reported in Santo, Texas
A video shared from Santo, Texas, shows significant flooding that occurred on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
"In San Antonio proper, we’ve picked up over 5.5 inches of rain in three hours," FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin said. "These are very aggressive rain rates."
In total, San Antonio picked up about 6.67 inches of rain over the past two days, with more than 6" inches falling over the past day. This makes Thursday the wettest June day on record in San Antonio, nearly doubling the city's previous daily record of 3.26 inches set in 1973.
It's also San Antonio's 8th-wettest day overall since records began in July 1885.
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More than 3 inches of rain fell in the New Braunfels area, northwest of San Antonio, in 30 minutes. A video recorded in Santo, Texas, shows significant flooding taking place as the heavy rain fell.
Another video showed first responders rescuing residents from flooding conditions on Panama Road. Officials said water as high as 4 feet was reported in some areas, with "water flowing swiftly in most areas."
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Watch: Residents rescued from floodwaters in Santo, Texas
A video shared from Santo, Texas, shows residents being rescued after flooding early Thursday morning. Officials said water as high as 4 feet was reported in some areas.
The San Antonio Fire Department responded to about 20 high-water rescues, and countless roads were closed due to flooding.
The National Weather Service said 40 low-water crossings were closed in Bexar County alone, along with several others in Comal and Hays counties.
In addition, Leon Creek at Loop 410 near Leon Valley in the San Antonio area rose sharply by 13 feet in two hours and had more than 41,000 cubic feet of water per second flowing through it.
Matagorda County issued a disaster declaration on Thursday due to the ongoing severe weather and flash flooding in the region.
According to the Matagorda County Emergency Operation Center, the disaster declaration now authorizes officials to take necessary actions to mitigate the impact of the storm and ensure the safety of residents.
Photos shared from Matagorda County showed how dire the situation was on Thursday morning. Floodwaters can be seen creeping dangerously close to homes while water covers green space and roads across the area.
Photos show flooding across Matagorda, Texas on June 12, 2025. Photos taken early Thursday morning, showing homes and vehicles flooded across the South Texas Community after heavy rainfall.
(Kurt Linda Berckmans / FOX Weather)
In Victoria, residents had been told to stay home for safety due to the flooding.
"The Victoria Office of Emergency Management has not issued a shelter-in-place order," officials said on Facebook. "However, due to current weather and road conditions, residents are advised to stay home for their safety."
Flooding has also been reported in Houston. FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne was in Houston on Thursday morning and shared video of high water in the Lake Houston Forest neighborhood.
In addition to the flooding rain, these storms packed a punch, producing two tornadoes around 3 a.m. in Wharton County, Texas, according to the National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston.
Numerous homes were damaged when a tornado with 100 mph winds touched down behind some apartments northeast of Wharton just after 3 a.m. Preliminary surveys by the NWS found damage consistent with an EF-1 based on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
Another tornado with a preliminary rating of EF-0 touched down east of Burr and caused tree damage along County Road 117.
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The FOX Forecast Center said the heavy rain and severe weather threat that began Tuesday in Texas is likely to continue through at least the rest of the workweek.
A moist atmosphere, with moisture levels running well above average for early June, is what’s contributing to the threat, with strong instability and plentiful storm energy aiding in severe thunderstorm development.
As winds remain light in the atmosphere, storms that develop will be slow-moving, thus producing high rainfall totals and increasing the flood potential.
The FOX Forecast Center said that a stalled cold front will act as a focus point for rounds of heavy rain and storms through the rest of the week, including in areas of the Red River Valley that are already quite saturated from historic rain earlier in the spring.
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