The start of July Fourth has brought "life-threatening flash flooding" to the area, according to NWS. County authorities confirmed an unknown number of fatalities.
KERRVILLE, Texas — Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr. has issued a disaster declaration amid "catastrophic" local flooding that has killed at least six people on the Fourth of July.
Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly confirmed the fatalities. Their ages and identities are unknown at this time.
Five to 10 inches of rain had fallen before sunrise due to slow-moving and intense storms in Kerr and Kendall counties, which remain under a Flash Flood Warning until at least noon. That's likely to be extended after the Guadalupe River crested to one of its highest-ever peaks earlier on Friday morning; water levels in Kerrville rose from 7 feet at midnight to 29 feet by 4 a.m.
KERRVILLE, Texas — Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr. has issued a disaster declaration amid "catastrophic" local flooding that has killed at least six people on the Fourth of July.
Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly confirmed the fatalities. Their ages and identities are unknown at this time.
Five to 10 inches of rain had fallen before sunrise due to slow-moving and intense storms in Kerr and Kendall counties, which remain under a Flash Flood Warning until at least noon. That's likely to be extended after the Guadalupe River crested to one of its highest-ever peaks earlier on Friday morning; water levels in Kerrville rose from 7 feet at midnight to 29 feet by 4 a.m.
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Street closures
This is a partial list of street closures in Kerrville due to the flooding:
Arcadia Loop
Most of Thompson Drive
Guadalupe Street
Rio Robles
Riverside Drive
Fourth Street
Second Street and Lytle
First Street
Park Street
All low-water crossings at Quinlan Creek
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