Deadly Texas Hill Country Flood Zone Hit Again One Year Later

The NWS issued Flash Flood Emergencies for Kerr and Uvalde counties on July 16, 2026, after 20 inches of rain in 48 hours sent the Guadalupe River at Comfort up 30 feet overnight. The same corridor was devastated by July 2025 floods that killed over 100 people, including 27 at Camp Mystic. The recurrence raises urgent questions about early-warning systems and floodplain management across the Hill Country's karst watersheds — limestone geology that lets water surge rapidly with little warning.