Rigdon and 8 co-authors on CNN reported in July 2025 that the search for missing bodies continues along Texas’ Guadalupe River after catastrophic and deadly flooding killed at least 111 people following a torrential downpour Thursday evening into early Friday. The stretch of Guadalupe River between Hunt and Comfort, Texas, saw widespread flooding over the Fourth of July weekend. Every blue-shaded pixel had flooding, but the analysis does not attempt to quantify how bad or deep the flooding was.
Notes: Map shows the maximum percentage of each 250-meter pixel that was flooded over the period from 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, to 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 6. Flooding estimates may be conservative in some areas. All times are Central. Source: CNN analysis of hourly flood data from Floodbase
Graphic: Renée Rigdon, CNN
The death toll (possibly as high as 250) includes at least 27 from the all-girls Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp nestled on the South Fork of the Guadalupe River, where flood risk was among the highest in the state, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A large stretch of the Guadalupe River between Hunt and Comfort, Texas, saw widespread flooding, according to a CNN analysis of hourly flood data from Floodbase.
Thursday, July 3 The National Weather Service issued a flood watch early Thursday afternoon at 1:18 p.m. CT, that highlighted Kerrville, among other locations, as being at risk of flash flooding through the night into Friday. That watch forecasted 5 to 7 inches of rainfall for the event.
Friday, July 4 A flash flood warning, upgraded from the earlier watch, was issued for parts of Kerr County at 1:14 a.m. CT on Friday. Then, a flash flood emergency warning was issued for Kerr County at 4:03 a.m. CT, followed by one specifically for Kerrville at 5:34 a.m. CT. Ultimately, the most deluged parts of Texas saw as much as 15 inches of rain, more than double what was forecasted the day prior.
Extreme rainfall in central Texas led to catastrophic flooding. Parts of central Texas saw several months' worth of rain in just a few hours overnight into Friday.
Rainfall accumulation, July 4, 2025
0 to over 6 inches
Data as of July 4, 2025 Source: NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Graphic: Lou Robinson
and Byron Manley, CNN
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