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Pray for the kids, and families in the TX floods *Update: 82 confirmed dead
Posted on 7/4/25 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 7/4/25 at 3:42 pm
MON 7/7/25: my understanding is that 82 dead, not sure adult/children ratio
Apparently, still 10 Mystic Camp children and one counselor missing.
I don’t know a bunch about it, but apparently the Guadalupe River down in TX flooded over night, and there are approx 20 young kids (summer campers) 5-10yos that are still missing when they were swept away with their cabins. Kids found in trees that were able to escape their floating cabins.
I have a family friends friend, etc who has friends with a kid that was there, safe though, so how I heard about it today.
So as we celebrate a wonderful nations birthday, let’s say a prayer that they are all found safe.
Apparently, still 10 Mystic Camp children and one counselor missing.
I don’t know a bunch about it, but apparently the Guadalupe River down in TX flooded over night, and there are approx 20 young kids (summer campers) 5-10yos that are still missing when they were swept away with their cabins. Kids found in trees that were able to escape their floating cabins.
I have a family friends friend, etc who has friends with a kid that was there, safe though, so how I heard about it today.
So as we celebrate a wonderful nations birthday, let’s say a prayer that they are all found safe.
This post was edited on 7/7/25 at 9:17 am
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Posted on 7/4/25 at 3:44 pm to HagaDaga
Praying!
Posted on 7/4/25 at 3:46 pm to FooManChoo
Same, hope they are all found safe and sound. This is horrible.
Posted on 7/4/25 at 3:48 pm to HagaDaga
I didn't know about this. Prayers for the safety and return of all of these young people.
Posted on 7/4/25 at 3:56 pm to KCT
Yeah definitely not in the national news right now. Super sad. Hope they are found, but seems at this point the chances are getting slimmer by the hour.
Posted on 7/4/25 at 4:28 pm to HagaDaga
Weather manipulation
Posted on 7/4/25 at 4:29 pm to HagaDaga
This is tragic - these are 6-9 aged girls
Posted on 7/4/25 at 4:39 pm to HagaDaga
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Kids found in trees that were able to escape their floating cabins.
Damn.
I have to say it’s impressive that they managed that. I’ve always been mind blown how capable a young kid can actually be when put in a tough situation. They’ll surprise you
Posted on 7/4/25 at 4:52 pm to HagaDaga
Jeezus. Praying the girls found refuge.
Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick says the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes at about 4 a.m.
Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick says the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes at about 4 a.m.
Posted on 7/4/25 at 4:58 pm to OU Guy
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Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick says the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes at about 4 a.m.
Thats crazy. We’ve been trying to figure out how it caught so many of guard. It was like a dam broke type of quickness for them to wake up to water essentially drowning them.
Posted on 7/4/25 at 5:09 pm to HagaDaga
Praying for all involved!
Posted on 7/4/25 at 5:42 pm to HagaDaga
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We’ve been trying to figure out how it caught so many of guard. It was like a dam broke type of quickness for them to wake up to water essentially drowning them.
2-3"/hr rainfall rates over an extended period of time. That rain fell in an area in the midst of an extended severe drought. Runoff was rapid due to the hard packed soil. Getting heavy rain on severely drought-stricken ground is always bad news. Soil isn't able to absorb the rain efficiently enough and runoff becomes a considerable issue.
This wasn't badly forecast. Mid-range forecasts called for the potential of localized areas seeing 10"+ of rain. There just wasn't high confidence on where that heaviest rain would set up.
This was caused by the remnants of tropical storm Barry interacting with a shortwave trough working it's way through the region. That trough was slow moving, and the flow from it was directly off the Gulf, pumping moisture into the system. Unfortunately, the heaviest rains fell over one of the worst possible places in the region.
Happening at night didn't help. There weren't as many eyes on the rapidly rising water, as most people were asleep. This really was one of the nightmare scenarios.
Posted on 7/4/25 at 5:45 pm to HagaDaga
Was on a family campout there about 60 years ago and ranger came up and warned everybody to vacate the area - flood coming. Decamped in record time and headed out just as the river was flooding the area.
It is a beautiful area when the river stays in its banks.
It is a beautiful area when the river stays in its banks.
Posted on 7/4/25 at 5:49 pm to HagaDaga
shite can happen quick in that part of the Plateau.
Posted on 7/4/25 at 5:50 pm to HagaDaga
Those IG videos are terrible. I go there annually and have never witnessed anything remotely like it. Flood stages raising that quickly is extremely rare.
Posted on 7/4/25 at 5:55 pm to HagaDaga
quote:Wow. I went to camp Rio Vista. Mystic was our sister camp until RV built a girl's camp. All of them are right along that river,
Camp Mystic
At least 13 dead as officials rush to save lives following floods in Texas' Guadalupe River
This post was edited on 7/4/25 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 7/4/25 at 5:59 pm to HagaDaga
Good Lord....that is awful.
Posted on 7/4/25 at 6:01 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
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Weather manipulation
Remnants of TS Barry.
Prayers for all out there.
Posted on 7/4/25 at 6:01 pm to HagaDaga
Posted on 7/4/25 at 6:02 pm to HagaDaga
You bet. I have been hunting in the hill country for 26 years and know a few people in that area. Thank god they are all safe. Now we pray for those missing kids
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