I've seen a lot of things, but I've never seen anything like that.
I've lived through floods, but I've never seen one like that.
I admit that I am unfamiliar with that part of Texas, and totally ignorant of the hydrology in that area,, but from what I've seen, even long-term residents were surprised. This thing was way outside the norms.
Pray for Texas.
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https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/05/texas-hill-country-floods-warning-forecast-nws/
It appears that people did not heed the warnings from the NWS.
The whole country prays with you, except for Sade Perkins who just had to shoot her hateful racist mouth off.
https://www.aol.com/news/former-houston-mayoral-appointee-rages-233753437.html
Naturally she missed the point, which the MSM has also missed: Camp Mystic is where Texas girls from wealthy families go to begin their journey into Texas women at the top of the social pyramid, highly connected for life to all the right people. 14 years ago it cost nearly $4400 a month. I’m sure if there were any rich Texas girls from refined families who happened to be black or brown or yellow that they would be welcome too.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-not-so-happy-campers/
The Hill country is uplifted by the Edwards Plateau, pretty much the entire middle of the state. In that is also the Edwards Aquifer one of the largest, if not the largest aquifers in the world. The soil, such as it is, is limestone. There is little absorption of the aquifer’s water in the limestone. So when heavy rain occurs, there is little absorption and the water runs into the rivers in the area. 10+” of rain in about 5 hours is a lot of water. Which can’t be absorbed, so it runs into the river basins. Voila’ near instant flooding.
At least that’s what I was taught meteorology a million years ago.
Juvat
Sadly, this is not the first time, nor will it be the last. And yes, prayers for all.
This rain event also occurred in the very early morning, when nearly everyone was asleep. So likely phones turned off as well as any TVs. A weather radio that keeps tabs on severe weather is a good backup in locations like this. This is very similar to last years hurricane devastation in the Appalachians. Severe run-off can kill.
It didn't help that they were issued in the middle of the night and that voters had previously turned down putting in a public flood warning system.
Jonathan
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