One Death Reported as Central Texas Flooding Hits Guadalupe River Counties

At least one person died in flooding across central Texas, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a Thursday afternoon update. Emergency officials had urged residents in the affected counties to evacuate earlier that morning. The Guadalupe River rose 32 feet in four hours, according to the Texas Tribune.

The National Weather Service in San Antonio warned of catastrophic conditions and told people to move to higher ground immediately. Abbott said about 80 rescues had been completed by Thursday afternoon. He stated the person who died was not a camper.

"We will be doing everything possible to save human life," Abbott said. The flooding struck Uvalde, Kerr and Kendall counties. Floodwaters engulfed the Rodeo Los Corrales Dance Hall in Comfort, Texas.

The same region along the Guadalupe River experienced deadly flooding last summer that killed more than 130 people, including 25 children and two counsellors at Camp Mystic, an all-girls camp near Kerrville. Camp Mystic decided not to reopen in 2026 and filed for bankruptcy earlier this summer.