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At least 24 dead in extreme Texas flooding. Several people remain missing

Just terrible.

Within 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet

At least 20 girls from a Christian summer camp next to the Guadalupe River remain missing.

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Fri Jul 04, 2025 11:18 pm

At least 24 dead in extreme Texas flooding. Several people remain missing

Just terrible.

Within 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet

At least 20 girls from a Christian summer camp next to the Guadalupe River remain missing.

Seeing the heartbreaking pictures of those little girls on social media is tearing me apart. One report I read said there were over 700 kids in that camp -- most of them got to higher ground and are presumably alive. But wow.

It's the start of our monsoon season. We've already had two water rescues. There are several deaths every year. We've always experienced flash floods, but not on the same scale as Kerrville.

There are many creeks that run through Atlanta before flowing into the Chattahoochee River. One of them is right down the hill from our unit, less than 500 feet away. When we have storms, such as the recent hurricane that largely missed us, we get flooding. But our flooding is knee-deep water, undriveable streets, and flooded basements. Annoying and possibly dangerous, especially if there are downed trees or power lines, but nothing like what I've seen in Texas. That's horrible and tragic. My sympathies go out to all those affected.

It's just horrific. Prayers.

Boonie's nephew and his ex-wife are in San Angelo. Their daughters are in Austin and sending us reports of their situation.

A couple of summers, the girls went to a camp next to Camp Mystic and they would walk over there for combined events.

All the news is just heartbreaking. The folks of the Hill Country - and all Texans - are in our prayers.