Although the U.S. Geological Survey has recorded the river flooding more than a dozen times since 1978, the Independence Day 2025 flood is among the worst in its history. The USGS recorded the ...

“Flash Flood Alley” has a long and tragic history of major flooding events along the Guadalupe River and other nearby rivers. The river has flooded nearly once every decade over the past 100 years, ...

Texas flash flood wasn't the only deadly event in the Hill Country. Here's what happened 38 years ago along the Guadalupe ...

Until the recent July 4, 2025, flood, the deadliest weather event in the Guadalupe River’s history came in July 1987. As much as 15 inches of rain fell west of Hunt in the river’s upper basin.

Although the U.S. Geological Survey has recorded the river flooding more than a dozen times since 1978, the Independence Day 2025 flood is among the worst in its history.

It took just 90 minutes for the river to rise more than 30 feet. A look at the historic flood levels now etched into Central Texas history.

After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what ...

COMFORT, Texas — On July 17, 1987, along the Guadalupe River near Comfort, Texas, rescuers worked to airlift teenagers trapped in trees after a wall of water washed them away.

A man surveys debris and flood damage along the Guadalupe River on Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.(Eric Gay / AP) ...

Meanwhile, in Kerrville, the Guadalupe River peaked at 34.29 feet, making it the third-highest flood on record for the city. The 2025 flood trails only the 39.0-foot crest from 1932 and the 37.72 ...

The recent tragedy in Kerrville shares heartbreaking similarities to a flooding event along the Guadalupe River in 1987.

Remembering the 1987 Guadalupe River flash flood that killed 10 after raging through a Hill Country summer camp Teens at the Pot O’ Gold Christian Camp near Comfort, Texas, were swamped by a ...