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Guadalupe River, Texas and Flash Flood

History warned of the Central Texas flood: Why the danger on the Guadalupe River wasn't a surprise

In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow riverbeds leave little time for warning.

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 4d

Why did the Guadalupe River flood so fast? What to know about Texas' 'Flash Flood Alley'

The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called "Flash Flood Alley."

Fox 4 News · 2d

A DEADLY PATTERN: Guadalupe River flooding echoes tragedies of 1932 and 1987

The Guadalupe River has risen to catastrophic levels in the same area three times in the past century, impacting camps and campers each time.

FEMA loosened flood oversight at Camp Mystic

The Boston Globe · 26m

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors.

Yahoo · 2h

FEMA let Camp Mystic operate in 100-year flood zone despite deadly warnings for years: ‘Particularly disturbing’

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous floodplain

turnto10 · 1h

Experts question FEMA's removal of Camp Mystic from 100-year flood map

Located in a low-lying area along the Guadalupe River in a region known as flash flood alley, Camp Mystic lost at least 27 campers and counselors.

2don MSN

A deadly 1987 flood scarred the same Texas county that is reeling through another disaster

The flash floods that killed at least 100 people in central Texas last week is only the latest Guadalupe River disaster to ...

See how the Texas floods unfolded and why Camp Mystic was in a hazardous location

Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 ...

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Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic

Some camps in the region had to be evacuated, and local newspapers described how Camp Mystic was among those cut off from the ...

7don MSN

Remembering the 1987 Guadalupe River flash flood that killed 10 after raging through a Hill Country summer camp

Teens at the Pot O’ Gold Christian Camp near Comfort, Texas, were swamped by a wall of water as they tried to escape.

7don MSN

A look at some of the worst floods in Texas history

As search and rescue efforts continue in response to the “catastrophic” and deadly flooding of the Guadalupe River in Kerr ...

1987 flood survivor shares hope after Hill Country tragedy

For many, Friday’s flood brought back memories of an eerily similar tragedy, when the Guadalupe River swelled in 1987, ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN3d

As Guadalupe River flows calm, evidence of its destructive force remains

Hill Country residents and volunteers on Tuesday continued picking up the pieces that the deadly waterway left behind days ...

3don MSN

The Guadalupe River in Texas surged 26 feet in just 45 minutes. It caught everyone off guard

The Guadalupe River in Texas surged 26 feet in just 45 minutes. It caught everyone off guard - What began as a routine flood developed into a deadly disaster, with the death toll now in triple digits ...

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