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re: Reports of over 20 young camp girls missing In TX floods
Posted on 7/13/25 at 12:17 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 7/13/25 at 12:17 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Most of the longer duration rain looks to stay north and east of Kerrville.
Which will send the runoff South right back down to Kerrville.
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Posted on 7/13/25 at 12:54 pm to Tr33fiddy
I know rain by itself doesn’t have much of an effect on L and S bands used with some the satellite services being added to cell phones for specific emergency and messaging functions when no cell or WiFi available, but does the dense storm coverage overhead like with this storm affect getting a connection. That’s also assuming a person would be safe to go stand outside in that storm to try to get connected in the first place.
Posted on 7/13/25 at 1:32 pm to Tigahs24Seven
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Which will send the runoff South right back down to Kerrville.
Nah, this has ended up being a Lampasas River event.
Posted on 7/13/25 at 1:51 pm to Tr33fiddy
The thing about Albert Pike, and probably Texas hill country, is that they are such cool areas to camp. “Could have been me” is damn near a bannable offense on this site, but for anyone who enjoys outdoor adventures or even just chilling in nature, it could have been you. Caught in a random 500-year event that hasn’t been noted in our pretty short recorded history. Arkansas is saying they will reopen Albert Pike. The danger will always be there, though. I wonder if Texas will close off some of these areas for overnight stays.
Posted on 7/13/25 at 2:02 pm to Tigahs24Seven
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Which will send the runoff South right back down to Kerrville
Please refrain from making comments such as this if you are unaware of the area’s watershed. Bad info.
Posted on 7/13/25 at 3:25 pm to Chingon Ag
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Rainfall north and east of Kerrville, Texas primarily flows through the Guadalupe River watershed.
The Guadalupe River's headwaters originate in western Kerr County and converge near Hunt.
Rainfall in areas like Mountain Home and Hunt, even if not directly in Kerrville, can lead to flooding in the city as the water flows downstream into the Guadalupe River.
The Guadalupe River itself flows through Kerrville and eventually empties into San Antonio Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
So, what part of what I said was incorrect, friend,
Posted on 7/13/25 at 3:42 pm to Tigahs24Seven
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So, what part of what I said was incorrect, friend,
The part where most of the heavier rain fell in the Lampasas watershed area.
ETA: Which is north and east of Kerrville.
This post was edited on 7/13/25 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 7/16/25 at 5:44 am to LegendInMyMind
Has anyone heard what exactly caused the girls and two counselors from Bubble Inn to all not make it. I noticed the building is still standing in photos.
Did they try to make a run for it and get caught in the current?
Did they try to make a run for it and get caught in the current?
Posted on 7/16/25 at 6:15 am to GeauxTigers123
How many are still missing?
Posted on 7/16/25 at 7:43 am to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
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Did they try to make a run for it and get caught in the current?
Yes, camp director was loading them into vehicle. Some were found with him in vehicle.
After searchers found our local girl late Sunday and identified her by DNA yesterday, there is still one missing Mystic camper.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 8:08 am to Mr Sausage
Thanks for the r explanation.
It’s all so sad.
It’s all so sad.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 9:24 am to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
According to various press conferences yesterday, around 100. Not all of those are fatalities, the number is down from 160 earlier. Reports on missing usually contain some bad information. People also check in who don’t realize they are on the list.
Needless to say, many will never be found. Time is the enemy and it will only get harder to find and identify victims.
Needless to say, many will never be found. Time is the enemy and it will only get harder to find and identify victims.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 9:46 am to Mr Sausage
There are a lot of unknowns and there were a lot of unknowns that early morning. I don't think, even with the warning, that what happened was expected. I do wonder, though, why the lower cabins with the youngest campers were evacuated earlier. I don't know the logistics or the layout, though.
There was an article I saw this morning with interviews from a mother (who is a lawyer) whose two daughters survived. She has some questions and the family is putting together a timeline of events.
There was an article I saw this morning with interviews from a mother (who is a lawyer) whose two daughters survived. She has some questions and the family is putting together a timeline of events.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 9:50 am to GeauxTigers123
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Has anyone heard what exactly caused the girls and two counselors from Bubble Inn to all not make it. I noticed the building is still standing in photos. Did they try to make a run for it and get caught in the current?
Building fills up, kids get sucked out of the windows on the tail end of the big initial surge.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:18 am to Gris Gris
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I do wonder, though, why the lower cabins with the youngest campers were evacuated earlier.
I’m confused about what you are wondering about.
Those cabins were closest to the river and they got out the earliest. The problem was that the place they were brought up to flooded unexpectedly and in a hurry.
It’s hard for me to wrap my head around also. Even in the slow rising Baton Rouge area floods of 2016 I know some of the evacuation places got flooded and had to relocate. I know a few families who got flooded twice in two places as they tried to move to houses that were supposed to stay dry.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 10:27 am to notiger1997
I meant to write that I wondered why the lower cabins with the youngest campers weren't evacuated earlier. I may not understand the layout or timing, but I thought the owner was going to get those girls in those cabins when he was swept away. I thought the timing of that was closer to 4 am, but I may have that wrong. The timing I read this morning was that he got the warning on his phone about 1:14 am and started evacuations about 45 minutes later after assessing the camp.
It wasn't my understanding that the youngest girls were evacuated from their cabins and moved elsewhere to a location that was supposed to stay dry. It's very confusing.
It wasn't my understanding that the youngest girls were evacuated from their cabins and moved elsewhere to a location that was supposed to stay dry. It's very confusing.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 12:02 pm to Pecos Pedro
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Then the third cabin, Giggle I believe, had vaulted ceiling but they made a run for it or were the ones the Director was scooping up when the surge hit.
Bubble inn was the one that was a total loss of campers and counselors.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 12:07 pm to Pecos Pedro
I thought the missing girls all came from Bubble and the Twins cabins. I didn't read anything about girls from Giggle as some of the ones found with the owner who was found along with some of the girls in his truck. I guess I'm really confused about the facts.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 4:10 pm to Gris Gris
If you are really interested, there are some accounts in the Texags Outdoor board running thread including one put together by a father based on conversations he had that morning with some of the girls, his kid, and an adult that was involved in the evacuation.
Posted on 7/16/25 at 4:55 pm to Mr Sausage
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If you are really interested, there are some accounts in the Texags Outdoor board running thread including one put together by a father based on conversations he had that morning with some of the girls, his kid, and an adult that was involved in the evacuation.
Thanks. The timeline showing the colored sections of the rise in the water gives me chills.
I don't know that I've found the thread by the father.
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