TEXAS | Catastrophic Floods Cause Deaths at Children's Camp

[HIGHTECHDUDE]

A historic 1000 year flood. The death toll is now 27 and rising, with more rain on the way...

HUNT, (July 4, 2025) — About 23 girls, ages 8-12, at Camp Mystic remained unaccounted for Friday after a sudden storm caused a rapid rise of the Guadalupe River, which accelerated to over 29 feet in just under an hour, the second-highest crest ever. This led to destructive flash floods which struck the private Christian summer camp in Hunt, Texas in the early morning before dawn while campers were asleep.

"That does not mean they've been lost," Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said during a news conference. "They could be in a tree. They could be out of communication. We're praying for all of those missing to be found alive."

Patrick said the camp has about 750 total campers. There were around 14 helicopters and 12 drones in the area, as well as 400 to 500 people on the ground working on rescue efforts, he said.

“I want all of you to know we will do everything humanly possible 24/7, looking at every tree, turning over every rock, whatever it takes — if your child is one of those truly missing and not just out of touch — to find your daughter," Patrick said. "We will do everything humanly possible to find your daughter.”

BEFORE and AFTER

[Mr.NoCredit]

Scary shit when Mother Nature rears her head.

Death toll is near 100 now.

[Doubleboop]

Death toll is now up to 43. 15 of them are girls from camp mystic. Sad news. According to meteorologist Eric Graves in other posts, the river rose 30 feet in 4 hours. The gauges quit reading at 27 feet.

[Doubleboop]

Originally Posted by Doubleboop

Death toll is now up to 43. 15 of them are girls from camp mystic. Sad news. According to meteorologist Eric Graves in other posts, the river rose 30 feet in 4 hours. The gauges quit reading at 27 feet.

I was trying to upload pictures but I don’t see how to do that from my phone, can’t get the image url from Facebook app

[v1r]

Originally Posted by Doubleboop

I was trying to upload pictures but I don’t see how to do that from my phone, can’t get the image url from Facebook app

easiest would be to longpress the image and save it, then upload it to your post here.

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by Doubleboop

Death toll is now up to 43. 15 of them are girls from camp mystic. Sad news. According to meteorologist Eric Graves in other posts, the river rose 30 feet in 4 hours. The gauges quit reading at 27 feet.

Now at least 52 people have died due to catastrophic flash flooding in Central Texas, with 15 children among the deceased. The majority of fatalities, 43, occurred in Kerr County.

50 minute time lapse of the Llano River and san gabriel river destroying parts of Georgetown.

[DarkSighted]

Now there's some community uproar over 'did the warnings get to everyone theu should have, per so many recent vacancies in weather reporting offices....?'

In the time lapse, you can see several small trees giving it a good try at resisting the flow for awhile, then just disappearing.

[HIGHTECHDUDE]

Originally Posted by DarkSighted

Now there's some community uproar over 'did the warnings get to everyone theu should have, per so many recent vacancies in weather reporting offices....?'

Yeah, I read that some are blaming 47 and DOGE for slashing jobs and budget at NOAA. The factchecks are that NOAA/NWS issued "Flood Alerts" 12 hours prior to the storm, and "Flash Flood Warnings" 3 hours prior.

The local NWS in Austin actually had EXTRA staff on hand because it was anticipated that there might be severe weather events. Everything that could be done by the NWS was done, to the limits of current instruments and technology.

Nearly all rivers are prone to flooding in bad weather and this location in particular is in a known flood plane. But even the best satellite imagery, radar, and meteorologists can only predict what MAY happen. In the end it still amounts to just a scientific guess. Anyone who totally depends on the weatherman or government to protect their ass is a moron. Any DOGE cuts at NOAA obviously had no bearing on this incident and anyone suggesting otherwise is exploiting these tragic deaths for their own pathetic partisan politics.

Although an early warning siren system had been proposed to locals, they voted to reject the idea based on it's expense. Now they suffer the consequences of that decision but it doesn't necessarily mean it would have prevented tragedy in this event.

TBH, if you are asleep in a tent, how are you supposed to be alerted? I know there are apps and physical weather alarm units but really, no one likely prepares for that on the 4th of July. Besides, a recent survey demonstrated that most Americans turn off the warnings on their phones because they find them annoying.

[kellyhound]

Mother nature does what it wants and there had been warnings, even days prior, for heavy rainfall etc. so when you go out camping in a high risk area check your phone for alerts and leave it on at night.

Maybe irens should be installed, maintained and operational in flash flood risk areas? Just like tornado alerts.

[gingsu]

The "alleged" issue is that NOAA said "3-5 inches" of rain and ended up much higher. So, budget cuts also "cut the # of inches"? :)