Flood

A Camp Mystic mailbox is seen near the entrance to the establishment along the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A Camp Mystic mailbox is seen near the entrance to the establishment along the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

104 dead in Texas floods, with 10 still missing from girls camp

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
By Murray Montgomery  -  Staff Writer Catastrophic flooding struck central Texas on Friday, July 4th, causing a surge of 20 to 26 feet on the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, resulting in drownings, people missing, and widespread damage.

The great flood of 1940

Murray Montgomery
Sunday, June 11, 2023
BY MURRAY MONTGOMERY Staff Writer One of the worst floods to hit the Lavaca County, Texas, area occurred the last weekend in June of 1940. The Moulton Eagle, a weekly newspaper, had the big story days later in its July 5, 1940 issue. The paper reported that many bridges had been lost in the area.
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