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Julia Hatfield, a songwriter who survived the July 4 floods by fleeing her RV park, says more help is needed in Kerrville.
A washed-out Guadalupe River appeared stuck in time nearly two weeks after the catastrophe. Large trees laid on their sides and remnants of debris lingered throughout what was left. Some residents of the area say it's unlike anything they've seen in the river before.
For those who remain near the riverbanks, the sense of danger lingers through bacteria, infection and disease.
A group of Kerrville Independent School District bus drivers went straight into danger to rescue the stranded children.
Matthew Rafferty was scouring the flooded riverbanks of Texas Hill Country last weekend when he stumbled on a mud-soaked baby quilt.
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."
The deadly Fourth of July Guadalupe River flooding was a reminder to all residents of "flash flood alley" in the Hill Country and I-35 corridor of the powerful force of water. Using water flow rates on the river during the worst part of flooding, experts calculated how much water came crashing down the waterway.
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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.
The Hill Country has a hold on the hearts of many Texans, meaning the suffering caused by the disaster is reaching as far as the region’s appeal.