Texas Summer 2025

[txtwister78]

Yikes! More flooding is ongoing in SC Texas this morning.That's how it is though when you've been in a constant drought for multiple years it was inevitable that it would end in floods.The atmosphere likes to balance things out sooner or later.2015 was also a year where the atmosphere balanced it self out from the multi year record breaking drought across the state in the early 2010's.The multi year drought is finally ending in SC Texas, just wish the flooding tragedy wasn't part of it.


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Yup! Mentioned this on several occasions throughout this drought. Having lived here all my life, unfortunately our droughts tend to end this way and it either comes in the summer months due to tropical influence or in fall when we get early cool fronts mixing with late season tropical moisture from the pacific creating another window of higher than normal precip.

Regardless it's a scenario of too much of a good thing at a rate that areas prone to flash flooding simply cannot handle despite the drought. Feast or famine type climate.

Looks like a break from this wet pattern may be coming soon though.

[HockeyTx82]

https://www.weather.gov/ewx/wxevent-19870717

Okay so I've been digging into this and this is not a hundred year flood zone, this River has flooded multiple times within 100 years.

If people want to live there along the river, fine. But to build camps and have hundreds of kids should be illegal. I for one will not send my kids to any camps along that river. Totally preventable, and due to social media and the news today more awareness of this year’s flood. It's happened before and it will happen again.

The Guadalupe River has a long and tragic history of flash flooding, especially in the Texas Hill Country — often called “Flash Flood Alley” for good reason. Here are some of the most significant events:

Major Guadalupe River Floods

| Year | Location(s) Affected | Details |
|------|----------------------|---------|
| 1921 | San Antonio, Thrall | Remnants of a hurricane dropped up to 40 inches of rain; 224 deaths statewide. |
| 1932 | Kerrville, Hunt | Guadalupe crested at 39 feet; 7 deaths; a teen survived 23 hours in a tree. |
| 1978 | Kerr, Kendall, Bandera Counties | Tropical Storm Amelia stalled; up to 48 inches of rain; 33 deaths. |
| 1987 | Comfort, Kerrville | 11.5 inches of rain; 10 teens drowned during camp evacuation. |
| 1998 | Central Texas | Up to 22 inches of rain; 31 deaths; nearly $1 billion in damage. |
| 2002 | Kerrville, Center Point | 40–50 inches of rain in July; Kerrville’s wettest month since 1978. |
| 2015 | Wimberley (Blanco River) | River rose 5 feet every 15 minutes; 13 deaths; 400 homes damaged. |
| 2025 | Hunt, Kerrville, Comfort | River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes; over 130 deaths; worst non-tropical flood in U.S. since 1979. |

Why This Region Floods So Often

- Steep terrain: Water rushes downhill rapidly.
- Rocky, shallow soil: Poor absorption leads to fast runoff.
- Converging rivers: Guadalupe’s forks meet near Hunt and Comfort.
- Tropical moisture: Gulf and Pacific systems often stall here.
- Population growth: More people and camps near floodplains increase risk.

The Guadalupe River doesn’t just flood — it transforms into a raging torrent with little warning.

[jasons2k]

Looking south from my local Kroger.