Kerr County was hit the hardest, with at least 106 deaths, including 36 children. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration for the county and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is on the ground there.
First the rain, then the flood: How Camp Mystic campers woke to devastation
The thunder and lighting came to Camp Mystic first, but that was normal. The storm and the driving rain at the Texas camp woke up some of the campers, including Georgia and Eloise Jones, at about 1 a.m. on July 4.
A view of a building missing a wall, in the aftermath of deadly flooding, at Camp Mystic, in Kerr County, Texas, July 7, 2025.
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At first the pair thought nothing of it, they told ABC News. After all, it had been raining on and off for days.
But within an hour or so, the girls knew something was wrong, they said, when campers from another cabin showed up at their door, saying theirs had been flooded.
Isolated showers may return to Hill Country, but flooding unlikely
The Texas Hill Country has a chance for a chance for a few isolated showers or storms on Wednesday afternoon.
As of early Wednesday, flash flooding is not expected, but it cannot be completely ruled out. The threat is low, and a repeat of the flooding on July Fourth is unexpected.
An ABC News graphic shows the forecast track for rain in central Texas on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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Dry skies are expected on Thursday and Friday in Hill Country. Over the weekend, passing showers and thunderstorms are possible.
-ABC News' Kenton Gewecke
Jul 08, 2025, 11:04 PM EDT
Inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic's emergency plans days before catastrophic flooding, records show
Just two days before devastating floods claimed at least 27 lives at Camp Mystic, the Texas Department of State Health Services signed off on the youth camp's emergency plans, according to records obtained by ABC News.
Camper's belongings sit outside one of Camp Mystic's cabins near the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, July 7, 2025, in Hunt, Texas.
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An inspection report dated July 2 indicates that state inspectors noted the camp had emergency plans "in case of a disaster" in place and that staff and volunteers were briefed on the plans during training sessions and volunteer briefings.
Lara Anton, a spokesperson for DSHS, told ABC News in a statement that camps are required to develop their own emergency plans, which are then assessed by the state for adherence to the Texas Administrative Code.
"Camps are responsible for developing their own emergency plan,” Anton said. "The plans should include disaster, serious accident, epidemic, or fatality. Disaster would include flooding, tornado, etc. The inspector checked that they had plans posted for those elements in every building and that they had trained staff and volunteers on what to do.”
The details of Camp Mystic’s emergency plans were not included in the records released by the state. DSHS released the July 2 inspection report along with five years of reports of the youth camp.
The inspection report, which showed the youth camp complied with various regulations, concluded "there is no deficiency/violation cited or noted within the scope of this inspection/visit.”
The youth camp had 557 campers and 108 staffers between its Guadalupe and Cypress Lake locations at the time of the inspection.
-ABC News' Laura Romero
Jul 08, 2025, 5:15 PM EDT
Abbott says 'losers' look for who is to blame
As questions swirl surrounding the timeline of who was notified about the flooding when, and if more could have been done, Gov. Greg Abbott punted on reporters’ questions about emergency notifications during a Tuesday news conference.
A baby shoe lays along the Guadalupe River after it was swept up in the flash flooding, July 8, 2025 in Ingram, Texas.
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Debris lays along the Guadalupe River after it was swept up in the flash flooding, July 8, 2025 in Ingram, Texas.
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When asked who is to blame, Abbott said, "That is the word choice of losers."
The governor then invoked a football analogy.
"Every football team makes mistakes. The losing teams are the ones that try to point out who is to blame," Abbott said, while winning teams "talk about solutions."
Debris lays along the Guadalupe River after it was swept up in the flash flooding, July 8, 2025 in Ingram, Texas.