Flooding blocks off G Street along the Guadalupe River, July 16, 2026, in Kerrville, Texas.
© Joel Angel Juarez/APFlooding blocks off G Street along the Guadalupe River, July 16, 2026, in Kerrville, Texas.
At least two people have died as a result of the flash-flooding emergency currently ongoing in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed on Thursday.

One man and one woman were swept away in floodwaters, Abbott said. The man was in an RV at the time, he added. More than 230 people have been rescued so far, he added.

Rescue operations are underway for people stranded in homes and potentially larger facilities, with 2,350 emergency personnel responding, according to the governor.

For the third day in a row, torrential rain prompted flash flood emergency warnings for Texas Hill Country as water levels in creeks and rivers rose rapidly.

Three flash flood emergencies were issued Thursday across Texas Hill Country.

As of early Thursday morning, there were two flash flood emergencies, impacting Kerrville -- the city where the deadly Camp Mystic flooding occurred in July 2025 -- Hunt, Uvalde and Knippa.

Evacuations and water rescues were reported in all four areas, with warnings of life-threatening flash flooding and reports of water entering buildings.



The Guadalupe River at Hunt rose from 9 to 19 feet between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. CT, cutting off access to some roads and bridges. Just before 6 a.m., the Guadalupe River gauge measured 37 feet at Hunt, and more rise is possible, according to the Kerr County Sheriff's Office.

No camps along the river had sustained any damage as of Thursday afternoon, Abbott said. Warning sirens were activated and functioned properly.

The National Weather Service issued another flash flood emergency later Thursday morning along the Pedernales River, located just north of the Guadalupe River.

A large and deadly wave was moving down the Pedernales River -- with the gauge at Fredericksburg rising to more than 31 feet and counting, according to the NWS.

Engineers assessed the bridge over the Guadalupe River on Highway 87 into Comfort, Texas, due to fears that the force of the water may have made it unstable, Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarcyz told ABC News. The engineers concluded that the bridge is structurally sound for now, ABC News has learned.

The fast-moving water below the bridge could be seen carrying debris within the current. The water is starting to recede, but authorities anticipate there could be a second wave later Thursday. They do not believe it will be anywhere near the level seen in the morning.

A "large and deadly flood wave" that began along the Guadalupe River around Kerrville moved downstream through Center Point onto Comfort and Waring, Sisterdale, Crown and Bergheim.

The river gauge at Center Point rose 32 feet in four hours and was expected to reach a crest similar to the catastrophic July 4, 2025, river flood.

A rainfall rate of 2 to 4 inches per hour was forecast for the region. Up to 20 inches of rain had fallen in the Uvalde area over the previous 48 hours -- more than six months' worth of rain for this area -- with 8 inches falling in 2 hours.

On Wednesday afternoon, the NWS issued a flash flood emergency warning for Boerne, located in Texas Hill Country about 55 miles southeast of Camp Mystic, urging residents to relocate to higher elevations immediately.

A rain gauge near Boerne measured 3.5 inches of rain within one hour Wednesday morning, according to the NWS. The Cibolo Creek rose 10 feet in just 90 minutes and measured at a record-high level of more than 22 feet.

A flash flood emergency was also issued Wednesday for D'Hanis, Texas, about 60 miles southwest of Boerne. The Seco Creek was rapidly rising, prompting local officials to advise those in flood-prone areas to move to higher ground without delay.

Intense rainfall began in parts of Texas Hill Country on Tuesday, where some areas received between 6 inches and 16 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.

The NWS had previously issued a high risk for flash flooding -- a level 4 out of 4 -- for the same region on Wednesday due to a forecast of an additional 6 to 12 inches of rain.

A "high risk" is a rare occurrence. It's only issued about 4% of days, but accounts for around one-third of all flood-related fatalities and 80% of all flood-related damages, according to the National Weather Service.