Deadly flash floods are inundating Texas's central Hill Country, sweeping away deer in heartbreaking footage and prompting emergency warnings and evacuations. As of Thursday, two flash flood emergencies were in place in the region, with one impacting Kerrville, the site of a 2025 tragedy at Camp Mystic that claimed 28 lives.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed that one fatality has been reported in the flooding, occurring between the Kerrville and Comfort areas. Evacuations and water rescues have been underway overnight in Kerrville, Hunt, Knippa, and Uvalde, as life-threatening floodwaters entered buildings.
Heartbreaking video captured by a local photographer shows at least four deer being swept away by the surging waters of Cibolo Creek. In Hunt, the Guadalupe River experienced a rapid rise, increasing from 9 to 19 feet between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. local time Thursday. Concerns have also been raised about the structural integrity of a bridge on Highway 87 in Comfort.
The National Weather Service escalated its flash flood emergency for the area, warning of a "large and deadly flood wave" progressing along the Guadalupe River from Kerrville downstream through Center Point. At Center Point, the river gauge reportedly rose 32 feet in just four hours, with expectations of reaching a crest similar to the previous year's devastating floods, which resulted in 100 deaths, including those at Camp Mystic.