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| Flooding in west central texas - it’s bad | |
| 2026-07-17 | |
| [ABCnews] At least one person has died as a result of the flash flooding emergency currently ongoing in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed on Thursday. The death was reported overnight between Kerrville and Comfort, Texas, Abbott said. More than 70 people have been rescued so far, he added. Rescue operations are underway for people stranded in homes and potentially larger facilities, with 1,300 emergency personnel responding, according to the governor. Torrential rain from Wednesday into Thursday prompted flash flood emergency warnings for Texas Hill Country as water levels in creeks and rivers rose... The Guadalupe River at Hunt rose from 9 to 19 feet between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. CT, cutting off access to some roads and bridges. A large and deadly wave is moving down the Pedernales River -- with the gauge at Fredericksburg rising to more than 31 feet [about 10' above flood stage] and counting, according to the NWS. ================
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