It took just 90 minutes for the river to rise more than 30 feet. A look at the historic flood levels now etched into Central Texas history.

In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow riverbeds leave little time for warning.

As search and rescue efforts continue in response to the “catastrophic” and deadly flooding of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County on Friday morning,

Although the U.S. Geological Survey has recorded the river flooding more than a dozen times since 1978, the Independence Day 2025 flood is among the worst in its history. The USGS recorded the Guadalupe River's discharge peaking at a staggering 111,000 ...

Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 people.

Flash floods killed dozens across Texas Hill Country over the holiday weekend as torrential rains swept the region.

Hurricane Katrina is the deadliest flood event in the U.S. in the past 25 years. The storm crashed into the Gulf Coast and caused devastating flooding when levees failed in New Orleans, where people had to be rescued by boat and helicopter from rooftops.

Although the U.S. Geological Survey has recorded the river flooding more than a dozen times since 1978, the Independence Day 2025 flood is among the worst in its history.