The National Weather Service warned that the Guadalupe River could surge to nearly 15 feet—5 feet above flood stage—by Sunday afternoon.

The search for more than 160 people still unaccounted for in flood-ravaged central Texas has been temporarily halted due to ongoing rainfall in the region. Officials say the majority of the nearly 130 confirmed deaths occurred over the Fourth of July weekend in Kerr County, one of the areas hardest hit by the historic flooding.

The flash flooding deluged summer camps in Kerr County, dotted along the Guadalupe River, and also left families in Burnet, Kendall, Tom Green, Travis and Williamson Counties looking for family

Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN they were not deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until at least Monday evening — days after any victim had been found alive.

At least 161 are still unaccounted for after the July Fourth floods that saw the waters of the Guadalupe rise to historic levels in Central Texas, officials with Kerr County said Friday. Authorities have confirmed 103 deaths, 36 of whom are children.

It’s just nice to see how everyone’s coming together to help other people who are going through something tough,” said cheer team member Sierra Lemos.

The record of frequent, often deadly floods in Central Texas goes back more than 200 years to July 1819, when floodwaters spilled into the major plazas of San Antonio. That city on the edge of the Hill Country was hit by major floods again in 1913, 1921, 1998 and 2025, to cite a few examples.

The flood-ravaged parts of central Texas may get a break from severe weather as thunderstorms began to shift eastward. The National Weather Service said scattered thunderstorms may produce heavy downpours across Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas on July 8 ...