Maps show where devastating flash flooding hit Texas, including Camp Mystic

7. July 2025 By Pietwien Off


Devastating flash floods in central Texas on Friday has killed at least 104 people, including more than two dozen at Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp for girls along the Guadalupe River. 

The river rose rapidly early Friday morning as the area, known as Texas Hill Country, was saturated with rain.

Where were the Texas floods?

The area hardest hit by the floods was Kerr County where the Guadalupe River rose to critical levels in multiple locations, according to National Weather Service data. Kerrville, the largest city in Kerr County, is roughly 100 miles west of Austin and 65 miles northwest of San Antonio.  

Kerr County reported the highest number of fatalities from the floods as of Monday afternoon. Other counties to report fatalities include Travis County, where Austin is located.

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Map shows areas affected by deadly flooding in the Hill Country of central Texas.

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Camp Mystic located in Kerr County

Camp Mystic, where at least 27 campers and counselors died in the floods, is in Kerr County, near Hunt, about 13 miles west of Kerrville. Around 750 children were at the camp when the flooding started, officials said. 

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Camp Mystic is located in Kerr County, Texas, west of Austin and San Antonio. 

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Other camps are also located along the river, including Camp La Junta, where two young brothers, Braeden and Brock Davis, were among the campers who escaped the floods.

Camp La Junta and another nearby, Camp Waldemar, said in Instagram posts that all campers and staff were safe.

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Multiple camps are located along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas, where deadly flash floods hit on Friday, July 4, 2025.

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Texas flood watch map

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch Monday for much of the region already reeling from the floods, including Kerrville. 

The watch was extended through 7 p.m. CT Monday, the NWS said.

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Map shows where a flood watch is in effect in central Texas Monday, July 7, 2025.

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