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Timeline reveals when emergency alerts warned of Texas flood catastrophe
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Timeline reveals when emergency alerts warned of Texas flood catastrophe

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Last updated: July 7, 2025 6:40 pm
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Thursday, July 3Friday, July 4

The acute rainfall and flash flooding that swept via central Texas within the early morning hours of July 4 left native officers and residents shocked by its sudden and lethal ferocity. Not less than 90 individuals have been killed, together with greater than two dozen campers and counselors at Camp Mystic, alongside the banks of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. 

Many native residents say they didn’t obtain any emergency alerts on their telephones or didn’t perceive the severity of the warnings they noticed.

CBS Information evaluation reveals there have been 22 warnings despatched by the Nationwide Climate Service for Kerr County and the Kerrville space, with escalating language concerning the urgency of the state of affairs. 

There have been no alerts despatched by native authorities officers in Kerr County or neighboring Bandera County, to its south; they have been reliant on Nationwide Climate Service alerts. 

Plenty of different climate service messages had been despatched July 2-3 to western and central areas of the state concerning the threat of flooding, however none foresaw the 20 inches of rain that might drench some places when storms converged with added moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry, transferring northwards from Mexico.

This timeline relies on CBS Information evaluation of knowledge from real-time alerts saved by the the Federal Emergency Administration Company, which tracks all emergency alerts despatched by the Nationwide Climate Service and native governments. (All instances native, Central Daylight Time.)

Thursday, July 3

The Nationwide Climate Service issued a number of flood watches for counties in central Texas on Thursday, July 3, warning of the opportunity of rain and flash flooding via Friday, however these weren’t emergency alerts.

11:41 p.m., Bandera County — NWS sends a warning about doubtlessly “life threatening” flash flooding of creeks and streams for residents of central Bandera County, the neighboring county to the south of Kerr County and Camp Mystic. The message contains some customary NWS flash flooding language: “Flip round, do not drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths happen in automobiles. Be particularly cautious at night time when it’s tougher to acknowledge the risks of flooding. In hilly terrain there are a whole lot of low water crossings that are doubtlessly harmful in heavy rain. Don’t try to cross flooded roads. Discover an alternate route.” 

Friday, July 4

1:14 a.m., Bandera and Kerr Counties — This message, the primary one for Kerr County, included a few of the identical customary NWS flash flooding language because the warning despatched to Bandera about an hour and a half earlier than.

1:53 a.m., Bandera County — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier first warning to Bandera County (however not Kerr).

3:35 a.m., Bandera and Kerr Counties — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning to the 2 counties, however within the warning language it provides: “You will need to know the place you’re relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which might grow to be killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers ought to keep away from streams or creeks.” 

4:03 a.m., Bandera and Kerr Counties — This NWS message, masking the realm that features Camp Mystic, repeats a lot of the sooner message however is the primary so as to add this extra pressing wording: “This can be a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!” and “Transfer to larger floor now! That is a particularly harmful and life-threatening state of affairs. Don’t try to journey except you’re fleeing an space topic to flooding or below an evacuation order.”

4:03 a.m. — The Nationwide Climate Service in Austin/San Antonio points a Flash Flood Emergency, stating: “At 403 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automatic rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain. Quite a few low water crossings in addition to the Guadalupe River at Hunt are flooding. Between 4 and 10 inches of rain have fallen. The anticipated rainfall fee is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour. Further rainfall quantities of two to 4 inches are attainable within the warned space. Flash flooding is already occurring.”

5:34 a.m., Kerr County — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning to Kerr County, which incorporates Camp Mystic. “This can be a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for the Guadalupe River from Hunt via Kerrvile and Heart Level. This can be a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!” and “Transfer to larger floor now! That is a particularly harmful and life-threatening state of affairs.”

6:06 a.m., Bandera and Kerr Counties — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning to each counties. It reads partially: “Native legislation enforcement reported quite a few low water crossings flooded and main flooding occurring alongside the Guadalupe River with rescues happening. Between 5 and 10 inches of rain have fallen. Further rainfall quantities as much as 2 inches are attainable within the warned space. Flash flooding is already occurring. This can be a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for South-central Kerr County, together with Hunt. This can be a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!” 

6:27 a.m., Kerr County — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning to Kerr County, saying “This can be a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY” and “SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!”

The Guadalupe River reached its peak stage of about 36 toes at round 7 a.m. Friday, July 4.

7:24 a.m., Kerr and Kendall Counties — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning to Kerr County and neighboring Kendall County, to the east. It reads partially: “A big and lethal flood wave is transferring down the Guadalupe River. Flash flooding is already occurring. This can be a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for THE GUADALUPE RIVER FROM CENTER POINT TO SISTERDALE. This can be a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!”

8:47 a.m., Kerr County — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning to Kerr County.

9:04 a.m., Bandera and Kerr Counties — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning to those two counties.

9:37 a.m., Kerr and Actual Counties — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning to Kerr County and provides Actual County, its neighbor to the southwest.

10:06 a.m., Bandera and Kerr Counties — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning.

10:24 a.m., Kerr County — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning.

10:39 a.m., Bandera and Actual Counties — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning to Bandera County and Actual County, however not Kerr.

11:28 a.m., Bandera and Kerr Counties — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning to Kerr County and Bandera County.

11:38 a.m., Kerr County — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning  to Kerr County with new, extra urgent language: “a big and lethal flood wave is transferring down the Guadalupe River. Flash flooding is already occurring. This can be a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for the Guadalupe River from Hunt via Kerrvile and Heart Level. This can be a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!”

12:07 p.m., Kerr County — NWS sends a repeat of its earlier warning  to Kerr County.

1:20 p.m., Kerr and Bandera Counties — NWS sends a repeat/replace of its earlier warning to Kerr County and Bandera County.

1:24 p.m., Kerr and Kendall Counties — NWS sends a repeat/replace of its earlier warning to Kerr County and Kendall County.

2:03 p.m., Kerr and Bandera Counties — NWS sends a repeat/replace of its earlier warning to Kerr County and Bandera County.

2:12 p.m., Kerr County — NWS sends a repeat/replace of its earlier warning to Kerr County.

3:23 p.m., Kerr and Kendall Counties — NWS sends a repeat/replace of its earlier warning to Kerr County and Kendall County.

3:53 p.m., Kerr and Bandera Counties — NWS sends a repeat/replace of its earlier warning to Kerr County and Bandera County.

3:56 p.m., Kerr County — NWS sends a repeat/replace of its earlier warning to Kerr County.

Karen Hua

Karen Hua is a reporter for CBS Information & Stations, based mostly in Houston, Texas.

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