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As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.
Members of a search and rescue team embrace as they visit a memorial wall for flood victims, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. SAN ANTONIO — Search and rescue efforts resume for an eleventh day as specific crews continue to look for the 161 missing after the catastrophic Fourth of July floods.
Forecasters explained that two mesoscale convection vortexes — one near Waco, and one near the Rio Grande — pulled in storm cells and placed them in circling patterns over the same areas, unleashing more dangerous floodwaters.
The City of Fort Worth is remembering the lives lost and the families forever impacted by the devastating floods in Central Texas . Mayor Mattie Parker said she personally knows a handful of families impacted. "Families that had kiddos there at both Camp Mystic and La Junta, and we're all grieving for our Texans," she said.
The death toll in the western Kerr County flood stands at 84, including 28 children. Follow along for new developments on the floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County and Central Texas.
Organizers say a planned candlelight vigil scheduled for this evening in Hunt for victims of the flood has been cancelled due to the threat of more rain in the area. The heaviest rain has now moved southeast along a line from Hondo to San Antonio to Austin.
In the wake of this tragedy, many Texans have generously stepped up to give back to Kerr County and the surrounding areas in various ways, including physical donations, volunteering and monetary contributions.
Dispatch audio has surfaced from the critical hours before a deadly flood hit its height in Kerr County, helping piece together the timeframe local officials have yet to provide amid public scrutiny of their decisions on July 4.