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Texas Flash Flood Event July 4, 2025

Clancy said:
Staggering death toll, mostly from Kerr County. 21 children among the victims in Kerr County.
www.usatoday.com

Texas flooding deaths at 68; 11 campers missing as rescuers race time: Live updates

Anguished parents waited for word on the 11 young campers still missing from Camp Mystic, which was hit hard by floodwaters.
www.usatoday.com
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I think it would be a good idea if campsites along that river reevaluate there location and consider moving it. It's another disaster waiting to happen if they stay there.
 
UncleJuJu98 said:
I think it would be a good idea if campsites along that river reevaluate there location and consider moving it. It's another disaster waiting to happen if they stay there.
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UncleJuJu98 said:
I think it would be a good idea if campsites along that river reevaluate there location and consider moving it. It's another disaster waiting to happen if they stay there.
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Yea, that was just all-around horrible planning. The same river flooded in the same area in 1986 killing children at a camp; that should’ve been a sign to either move the camp up (if it already existed) or build it away from the river.
 
Kds86z said:
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It’s not that people weren’t warned, it’s that they didn’t listen. 3+ inches of rain is very significant regardless of whether it’s “right” or not. And now they’re blaming the service who likely saved more lives in the shadows. Hell, I live in Ohio and knew these floods were going to happen (and watched the FFEs as they were issued). People are just incredibly ignorant and put the blame on whoever they can find besides themselves.
 
OH-IOan said:
It’s not that people weren’t warned, it’s that they didn’t listen. 3+ inches of rain is very significant regardless of whether it’s “right” or not. And now they’re blaming the service who likely saved more lives in the shadows. Hell, I live in Ohio and knew these floods were going to happen (and watched the FFEs as they were issued). People are just incredibly ignorant and put the blame on whoever they can find besides themselves.
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Thanks @OH-IOan
 
The NWS offices there in the area issued Flood Watches well in advance. It's how the individuals responded to this and all that. I would like to think that the camp coordinators had timely info to make decisions. This didn't come out of nowhere and was well forecasted. I mean if it wasn't forecasted, then why would you have Flood Watches out prior to the event. It was made worse because the ground was already saturated from above normal rainfall prior to.
 
UncleJuJu98 said:
I think it would be a good idea if campsites along that river reevaluate there location and consider moving it. It's another disaster waiting to happen if they stay there.
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I know some camps around here (this easily could've changed, it's been a long time since I've been to any) that have either a type of PA system or dedicated sirens for lightning storms as well as floods. That being said, putting a camp in a known flood plain is probably a bad idea.
 
I thought moderators might want to move the posts about the Flash Flood Tragedy in the Texas Hill Country that happened July 4th weekend 2025 to this thread.
 
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