Flash Flood Warnings and other Flood Alerts remain in effect across much of the Texas Hill Country as a slow-moving storm system lingers for a final day after unleashing catastrophic flooding across

The Guadalupe River at Comfort, Texas, surged 25 feet in a single hour on July 16, 2026, turning a quiet Hill Country waterway into a wall of brown water that swallowed roads, bridges, and homes along its path.

Severe flash flooding has hit parts of the Hill Country along the Guadalupe and Pedernales rivers, prompting the National Weather Service to issue multiple flash flood emergencies. The NWS reserves this type of warning for "exceedingly rare,

Areas in Texas are seeing from 3" to more than 5" of rainfall within hours, leading to flash flooding in places like Waco and Austin, with a flood watch in effect for much of central and southern Texas. Flash flooding on I-35 in Waco led to water rescues ...