{"id":374144,"date":"2026-07-15T15:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/374144\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:40:08","slug":"at-least-25-rescued-as-flooding-overwhelms-uvalde-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/374144\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 25 rescued as flooding overwhelms Uvalde County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UVALDE, Texas \u2014 Emergency officials say at least 25 high-water rescues had been carried out across Uvalde County by Wednesday morning as rising rivers and repeated rounds of heavy rain created dangerous flooding conditions, with more rescues underway as water levels continued to climb.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a morning news conference, Uvalde County Commissioner Roy Copeland said the rescue count was current as of 9 a.m., but first responders were actively conducting additional rescues in the northern part of the county.<\/p>\n<p>As we speak, the river levels are rising due to rains last night, and first responders are actively rescuing in the northern part of Uvalde County,&#8221; Copeland said.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the Uvalde County Emergency Management Center was activated Tuesday morning, bringing together local, state and federal agencies to coordinate rescue operations, road closures and public safety efforts.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/news4sanantonio.com\/news\/local\/tornado-likely-touched-down-near-the-rim-damage-reported\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tornado touches down on Northwest Side, crosses I-10 near The Rim<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Uvalde Mayor Hector Luevano said crews were monitoring flood-prone areas throughout the city and barricading low-water crossings as conditions changed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are asking the public to avoid these low-water crossings, if at all possible,&#8221; Luevano said.<\/p>\n<p>City public works crews continue monitoring streets and responding to hazards while local leaders receive constant updates on the evolving situation.<\/p>\n<p>A shelter has been opened at the Uvalde Fairplex for residents who feel unsafe or are displaced by flooding.<\/p>\n<p>Officials urged anyone who believes they are in danger because of rising water to call 911 immediately.<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Don McLaughlin praised the coordinated response, saying agencies including the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Parks and Wildlife, U.S. Border Patrol and other local, state and federal partners have worked together throughout the emergency. <\/p>\n<p>He also said Gov. Greg Abbott has remained in contact with officials as the flooding unfolds.<\/p>\n<p>McLaughlin warned residents not to let their guard down despite an expected break in the rain Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re going to see a little lull today in the rain, but the rain&#8217;s going to come back tonight with a vengeance again,&#8221; McLaughlin said. &#8220;The rivers and the creeks are going to be coming up again with a vengeance.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said updates will continue to be posted on the Uvalde Police Department and Uvalde County Emergency Management Facebook pages as rescue operations continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UVALDE, Texas \u2014 Emergency officials say at least 25 high-water rescues had been carried out across Uvalde County&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374145,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-374144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}