{"id":376941,"date":"2026-07-17T15:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/376941\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:53:08","slug":"parts-of-texas-face-threats-of-flash-flooding-while-hit-areas-clean-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/376941\/","title":{"rendered":"Parts of Texas face threats of flash flooding while hit areas clean up"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JESSE BEDAYN and DAVE COLLINS<\/p>\n

UVALDE, Texas (AP) \u2014 Some parts of Texas remained under threat for dangerous flash flooding Friday as other areas saw water levels recede enough for cleanup efforts following days of punishing downpours<\/a> blamed for the deaths of two people.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency in the early morning for the city of Sonora in Sutton County, about 170 miles northwest of San Antonio.<\/p>\n

The local sheriff\u2019s office used a boat to rescue one person and local officials were urging residents in low-lying areas along the Dry Devils River to evacuate as heavy rain fell, although the request was not mandatory, said Chief Deputy Jon Gann.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe water\u2019s up to the top of the banks,\u201d Gann said. \u201cIf we get any more, we\u2019re going to be into homes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A police officer walks along the Guadalupe River after a series of storms on Friday, July 17, 2026, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert)\n<\/p>\n

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Crews clean up flood debris along the Guadalupe River on Friday, July 17, 2026, in Comfort, Texas. (AP Photo\/Joel Angel Juarez)\n<\/p>\n

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Flooding blocks off G Street along the Guadalupe River on Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo\/Joel Angel Juarez)\n<\/p>\n

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A helicopter flies over the Guadalupe River as floods pass through the area on Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo\/Joel Angel Juarez)\n<\/p>\n

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A property\u2019s gate featuring cattle is partially submerged with flood waters along State Highway 27 in Comfort, Texas, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo\/Joel Angel Juarez)\n<\/p>\n

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People gather to watch as the Perdenales River floods Ranch Road 1623 in Stonewall, Texas, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Mikala Compton\/Austin American-Statesman via AP)\n<\/p>\n

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This aerial photo provided by David Fry shows flooding in Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday, July 16, 2026. (David Fry\/Medina Real Estate Photography via AP)\n<\/p>\n

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The Guadalupe River floods a crossing after a series of storms on Friday, July 17, 2026, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert)\n<\/p>\n

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A police officer walks along the Guadalupe River after a series of storms on Friday, July 17, 2026, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert)\n<\/p>\n

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Flash flood warnings were issued for several other counties in the Texas Hill Country, where many areas are still reeling from devastating floods<\/a> a year ago. Flood warnings were in place through the weekend in many locations downstream from hard-hit areas, where rain was tapering off Friday. Some rivers were expected to reach historic levels.<\/p>\n

Some areas west of San Antonio have seen 2 feet or more of rain since the storms began on Tuesday. Rescuers aboard boats and helicopters have saved more than 200 people including stranded drivers and people trapped in homes, Gov. Gregg Abbott said.<\/p>\n

The storms and flooding threatened multiple counties close to the Mexico border and in the Hill Country near San Antonio. Roughly 6 million residents across Texas were under a flood watch this week.<\/p>\n

One person who died was driving on a flooded road and was swept away near Uvalde, authorities said. Another victim, 65-year-old John Mark Steward of Kerrville, died after his mobile home was swept into Goat Creek on the Guadalupe River, his wife said. The Guadalupe is the same river wrecked by flash floods<\/a> last year when two dozen children and counselors died at Camp Mystic.<\/p>\n

The slow-moving severe weather system was expected to meander in a northwesterly direction on Friday and make its way toward the Texas Big Bend in the western part of the state, the weather service said.<\/p>\n

In Uvalde, one of the hardest-hit cities from flooding, waters were receding and officials said a major highway, Route 90, had reopened. Floodwaters had overrun the city overnight into Thursday, cutting off most outside routes.<\/p>\n

The unfolding crisis brought back haunting memories<\/a> of last summer\u2019s unimaginable Hill Country floods<\/a> that killed more than 100 people over the July Fourth holiday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s crazy happening two times in one year,\u201d said Josiah Rodriguez, who awoke to the sound of heavy rain around 2 a.m. Thursday in Kerrville. He navigated flooded roads to help evacuate relatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year there was no warning of it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt just kind of happened overnight and it took everyone by surprise. This year, a lot more alerts have gone into place, a lot more safety measures.\u201d<\/p>\n

Residents said they were caught off guard a year ago and didn\u2019t receive any warning<\/a> when floods overtopped the Guadalupe River. Some local leaders were criticized<\/a> for not acting quickly.<\/p>\n

So far, the Guadalupe has remained below the record levels reached in 2025. Close to Camp Mystic, which hasn\u2019t reopened since last year\u2019s tragedy<\/a>, the Guadalupe near Hunt reached about 20.5 feet, which is enough to cause flooding, according to U.S. Geological Survey and National Water Prediction Service data.<\/p>\n

Collins reported from Hartford, Connecticut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By JESSE BEDAYN and DAVE COLLINS UVALDE, Texas (AP) \u2014 Some parts of Texas remained under threat for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376942,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[133264,27,13890,29,28,133263],"class_list":["post-376941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-flooding-in-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-flooding","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-why-does-texas-flood-so-much"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376941","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=376941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}