Flash Flooding in Central Texas Kills One, Prompts Rescue of Over 40

Flash flooding triggered by torrential rain has killed at least one person in central Texas and prompted the rescue of more than 40 others from homes, submerged vehicles and roadways, CBS News reported. Texas Game Wardens waded through waist-deep water to pull a family that included a young child from a home as water rose rapidly around it. Texas Gov.

Greg Abbott stated on Thursday that the fatality occurred amid the flooding. In Uvalde, police directed residents near the Leona River to move to higher ground because the river had overflowed and posed a threat of a 20-foot wall of water. More than a foot of rain has fallen in the region since Monday, with some areas receiving up to 3 inches per hour.

Ryan Whaley of Boerne described the scene: "All this was under water, and that's when the game wardens came in, they put their boats in, and they were going down the river, and all that stuff. " The Medina River, normally ankle-deep, rose with inflow from creeks and springs, carrying a group of deer down a flooded creek in one area.

" The same storm system produced a tornado near San Antonio that caused power transformers to spark near a busy highway.

Winds reached up to 100 mph, damaging businesses and ripping the roof off an apartment building. Members of the Boerne Fire Department rescued a woman from floodwaters on July 15, 2026.