https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/4609c136-2e95-4ee4-ae56-a8c42261f0a3/20250614T230731/4609c136-2e95-4ee4-ae56-a8c42261f0a3_750x422.jpg The declaration seeks help from the state and potentially federal levels after the storms. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio and Bexar County officials have jointly issued a disaster declaration in the aftermath of last week’s historic storms, in the process asking for help from the state “in light of the extensive damage and the concern of future heavy rainfall and flooding.”  More than 6 inches of rain fell in the metro on June 12…

click to enlarge TikTok / @valmartinez88 Washed-out cars litter Beitel Creek in Northeast San Antonio after last week’s flooding. San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh said city departments will launch a joint investigation into last week’s flash flooding, which killed 13 people, KSAT reports. The City Attorney’s Office, the Public Works Department, the San Antonio Police Department and San Antonio Fire Department will lead the investigation, Walsh told the TV station. “As we grieve this loss,…

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/c802ce29-22c5-4a70-93ac-4d528134b127/20250617T032411/c802ce29-22c5-4a70-93ac-4d528134b127_750x422.jpg Flash flooding claimed the life 13 people, including 41-year-old Roseann Cobb, leaving her family devastated as they await answers from the city’s investigation. SAN ANTONIO — With questions circulating and the hope that the city will find the answers, KENS 5 spoke with the family of Roseann Cobb, who was one of the thirteen flash flood victims last week. Loved ones said her kind heart will be missed. At only 15-years-old, her daughter, Sara…

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/98ae2645-5b86-41a0-983d-bef0bf2aaf1d/20250614T132429/98ae2645-5b86-41a0-983d-bef0bf2aaf1d_750x422.jpg North Texas is known for a wide variety of weather including what some may consider a subtle threat…flooding. DALLAS — Texas is well known for its weather extremes, from tornadoes to hailstorms and even occasional snowstorms. Between those, there is an even bigger threat that statistically is more deadly: flash flooding.  Stretching from North Texas down to San Antonio along the I-35 corridor is the region referred to as “Flash Flood Alley.”  This is…

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/ad0f4ede-62e9-4d35-b3c6-02fd49c6210c/20250613T030520/ad0f4ede-62e9-4d35-b3c6-02fd49c6210c_750x422.jpgThe findings will be shared at some point in the future, City Manager Erik Walsh said. SAN ANTONIO — Officials plan to investigate what factored into last week’s sudden and deadly flooding emergencies that have left some families grieving, according to an email sent by City Manager Erik Walsh to other San Antonio leaders Monday. They are also analyzing the total cost of damage the storms left behind to “key infrastructure.”  Thirteen people ranging in age…

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/ad0f4ede-62e9-4d35-b3c6-02fd49c6210c/20250613T030520/ad0f4ede-62e9-4d35-b3c6-02fd49c6210c_750x422.jpgThe findings will be shared at some point in the future, City Manager Erik Walsh said. SAN ANTONIO — Officials plan to investigate what factored into last week’s sudden and deadly flooding emergencies that have left some families grieving, according to an email sent by City Manager Erik Walsh to other San Antonio leaders Monday. They are also analyzing the total cost of damage the storms left behind to “key infrastructure.”  Thirteen people ranging in age…

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/80c157c4-9c51-4969-b176-a2a15613bae1/20250616T211015/80c157c4-9c51-4969-b176-a2a15613bae1_750x422.jpg Leeann Valdez says her aunt survived but her dad didn’t make it, just a few days shy of Father’s Day. SAN ANTONIO — Several days after the flash flood that took the lives of 13 people, memorials are left at Briar Glen Trail Head.  One of the people who lost their lives was 67-year-old Carlos Valdez III. On Monday, his daughter spoke with KENS 5 saying her father is gone too soon. “It just…

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/c1fd749a-29a3-439d-8796-afc70c64eaf5/20250614T050627/c1fd749a-29a3-439d-8796-afc70c64eaf5_750x422.jpgOfficials say 13 bodies were recovered after fast-moving floodwaters swept vehicles off roadways. SAN ANTONIO — Several San Antonio families are grieving after deadly flash flooding led to 13 deaths in San Antonio the morning of Thursday, June 12.  It was a day of historic rainfall in the Alamo City, which officially received 6.11 inches of rain at San Antonio International Airport–making it the city’s wettest day since May 2013. The downpours overwhelmed roadways and…

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/c1fd749a-29a3-439d-8796-afc70c64eaf5/20250614T050627/c1fd749a-29a3-439d-8796-afc70c64eaf5_750x422.jpgOfficials say 13 bodies were recovered after fast-moving floodwaters swept vehicles off roadways. SAN ANTONIO — Several San Antonio families are grieving after deadly flash flooding led to 13 deaths in San Antonio on Thursday morning, June 12. It was a day of historic rainfall in the Alamo City, and that led to overwhelmed roadways and dangerous conditions. All of the bodies have been recovered and identified, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office….

click to enlarge Wikimedia Commons / Bob McMillan/ FEMA News Photo Floodwaters cover a San Antonio roadway during an earlier flooding incident. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has now identified all but one of the 13 people who died in last Thursday’s flash flooding in San Antonio. Most of the dead were found along Beitel Creek in Northeast San Antonio, according to a statement from County officials. One of the people who perished was…