Texas flooding updates: Death toll reaches 134, search continues for missing

The number of missing persons in Texas stands at 101.

Last Updated: July 15, 2025, 2:41 PM EDT

At least 134 people are dead after devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country that began early on the Fourth of July.

The number of missing persons stands at 101. Search operations are ongoing in Kerr County.

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Jul 15, 2025, 9:20 AM EDT

Flash flood watch in effect in Hill Country

As rescue teams continue their search for flooding victims, a flash flood watch has been issued in the Texas Hill Country, Austin and San Antonio.

Rainfall rates could exceed 2 inches per hour on Tuesday.

-ABC News' Kenton Gewecke

Jul 14, 2025, 5:06 PM EDT

101 missing, at least 132 dead

The number of missing persons stands at 101 more than one week after the devastating flooding that struck Texas. Search efforts are ongoing.

At least 132 people have died.

Community members gather at a memorial to honor the lives lost in the flash floods that claimed more than 120 lives on July 13, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.
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Jul 14, 2025, 1:55 PM EDT

Heavy rain hinders search efforts again

Heavy rain has moved into the search area of the Guadalupe River, forcing search and recovery operations to stop and then restart, according to a county official.

Crews also lost half to three-quarters of their search day on Sunday due to heavy rains, Kerr County Sheriff Larry L. Leitha said.

A person pays their respects at a memorial honoring the lives lost in the flash floods that claimed more than 120 lives on July 13, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.
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Jul 14, 2025, 10:54 AM EDT

Commissioner wants more cell service, sirens, 'diversion dams'

The search for flooding victims is ongoing, Kerr County Sheriff Larry L. Leitha said Monday, noting that searchers lost half to three-quarters of their search day on Sunday due to heavy rains.

"We’ll keep looking," he said at Monday’s Kerr County commissioners court session.

Members of a search and rescue team embrace as they visit a memorial wall for flood victims, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.
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One commissioner is asking for more cell service, sirens and "diversion dams" in the wake of the catastrophic flooding.

A model showed 36 feet of water in the unincorporated community of Center Point, with the flooding moving at 1.5 million gallons per second, he said at Monday’s meeting.

Another commissioner said he’s been getting death threats by people "playing a blame game."

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