Author: WeatherPreppers

KERRVILLE, Texas — Amidst the catastrophic Fourth of July Flooding, the City of Kerrville Emergency Management has established a reunification intake line for parents of campers who are unaccounted for. If you do not know where your camper is, call 830-258-1111 and say the name of your missing person and you will be directed to a shelter. For other missing persons, call 830-257-8181. At a 3 p.m. news conference Friday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said…

First responders are working to save people trapped in homes, COunty Judge Jody Fauley said. SAN SABA, Texas — Flooding is causing damage to roads and entrapping people in their homes, according to San Saba County San Saba County Judge Jody Fauley. The San Saba County Sheriff’s Office, the San Saba Police Department, the Texas Department of Emergency Management, DPS, Hamilton EMS, as well as volunteer fire departments and water rescue teams out of Dallas,…

INGRAM, Texas — A joint team of first responders from the West Odessa Volunteer Fire Department and Northeast Midland Volunteer Fire Department is heading to Ingram, Texas, to help with the flooding relief. “Our crews will assist in relief efforts, rescue operations, and support for local emergency services as the community of Ingram faces this devastating natural disaster,” the West Odessa Volunteer Fire Department said. “We ask that you keep our responders—and all those affected—in…

The four missing have been identified by family as Ella Cahill, Aidan Heartfield, Joyce Badon and Reese Manchaca. HUNT, Texas — At least 24 people have died in what officials are calling “catastrophic” flooding in the Texas Hill Country, with four young adults, three of them students from Beaumont, still missing near Hunt. Mary Grace Baker, an 8-year-old St. Anne Catholic School from Beaumont, was staying at Camp Mystic in Hunt. Her mother confirmed she…

INGRAM, Texas — Five Midlanders are among the over 20 missing in the Kerr County “catastrophic” flooding, according to a family member of the five. Michelle “Shellie” Crossland, Cody Crossland, Tasha Ramos, Joel Ramos, and Kyndall Ramos of Midland are all missing. In the photo above, Michelle and Cody Crossland are seen on the left, Tasha and Joel Ramos are seen in the middle, and Kyndall Ramos is seen on the right. NewsWest 9 will…

Teens at the Pot O’ Gold Christian Camp near Comfort, Texas were swamped by a wall of water as they tried to escape. COMFORT, Texas — July 17, 1987, along the Guadalupe River near Comfort, Texas, rescuers worked to airlift teenagers trapped in trees after a wall of water washed them away. It happened when a caravan of buses attempted to escape from a church camp through a low water crossing after an overnight storm….

Teens at the Pot O’ Gold Christian Camp near Comfort, Texas were swamped by a wall of water as they tried to escape. COMFORT, Texas — July 17, 1987, along the Guadalupe River near Comfort, Texas, rescuers worked to airlift teenagers trapped in trees after a wall of water washed them away. It happened when a caravan of buses attempted to escape from a church camp through a low water crossing after an overnight storm….

There were at least 24 confirmed dead due to the flooding as of Friday evening. The National Weather Service referred to the flood as a “life-threatening” situation. A Smith County emergency responder is among the crews engaged in search and rescue operations during severe floods in Central Texas. Smith County Emergency Services District #2 said one of their own were dispatched to Llano, TX to assist in search and rescue. The response was activated by…

There were at least 24 confirmed dead due to the flooding as of Friday evening. The National Weather Service referred to the flood as a “life-threatening” situation. A Smith County emergency responder is among the crews engaged in search and rescue operations during severe floods in Central Texas. Smith County Emergency Services District #2 said one of their own were dispatched to Llano, TX to assist in search and rescue. The response was activated by…

A couple from Abilene is missing after floodwaters hit Kerr County, leaving family seeking public help to find them. KERR COUNTY, Texas — A couple from Abilene is missing after floodwaters swept through Kerr County Friday morning, their family members told WFAA.  Robert Brake, 67, and Joni Brake, 66, were visiting their youngest son, who lives in an RV near the Guadalupe River, when conditions worsened early Friday morning. The couple was staying in a nearby…

Officials say more than 20 children are unaccounted for from the camp, located along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. KERRVILLE, Texas — Among the more than 20 girls missing from Camp Mystic after flash flooding hit Kerr County early Friday, one of them is from Dallas, her mother says. Carrie Crossman Hanna told WFAA she heard from Camp Mystic today that her daughter, Hadley Hanna, is one of the girls currently unaccounted for. The…

Officials say at least six people have been killed in Kerr County due to the flooding, prompting evacuations. KERR COUNTY, Texas — A disaster declaration has been issued in the Texas Hill Country following a deadly flash flooding event early Friday morning, and many North Texans are on their way to help. Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr. has confirmed that at least 13 people were killed on the Fourth of July as a result of…