- Hurricane Erin aftermath: Erosion at Wrightsville Beach, dangerous rip current risk
- Hurricane Erin stirs up strong winds and floods part of a NC highway as it slowly moves out to sea
- Study warns efforts to protect Highway 12 could be making flooding worse
- Sea turtle nests washed away as Hurricane Erin moves off coast
- Dare County's Special Medical Needs Registry prepares for Hurricane Erin evacuation assistance
Evacuations underway for Guadalupe River area in Kerrville amid dangerous flooding situation
The start of July Fourth has brought “life-threatening flash flooding” to Kerr County, according to NWS.
KERRVILLE, Texas — The Fourth of July holiday has brought “major flooding” along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, where 5 to 10 inches of rain has already fallen before sunrise during what’s become a “life-threatening” situation, according to the National Weather Service.
Kerrville authorities are urging that residents who live within 100 yards of the river “evacuate now” as water overtakes several streets in town. A reunification area has been set up at the Walmart at 2106 Junction Highway. More rainfall is expected due to extremely slow-moving storms in Kerr and Bandera counties, which remain under a Flash Flood Warning until 10 a.m.
The city’s “Fourth on the River” holiday celebration is cancelled, per event organizers.
At 5:10 a.m., the Guadalupe River reached its second-highest height on record, the NWS says–even higher than the 1987 flood.
“This is a very dangerous and life-threatening flood event,” weather officials said on social media, while urging residents to “move to higher ground.”
This is a developing story.