Texas, Guadalupe River and Flash Flood
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A major flood event also struck the Texas Hill Country in July of 1987 after a series of 17 thunderstorms moved slowly, in succession, over the headwaters of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. Anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of rain fell on the flood-prone areas, now deemed “Flash Flood Alley,” according to a National Weather Service report.
Jeff and Amber Wilson lost their lives in the flooding. As of Wednesday, July 9, their son, Shiloh, remains missing. According to a fundraising page set up by family, Jeff, Amber and Shiloh were in the Kerville area for a rodeo with Shiloh, who was described as a "young, spirited competitor." Jeff Wilson was a teacher in the Humble ISD.
The recent disaster has some thinking back to a similar tragedy almost 40 years ago that occurred in the same month and nearly the same place.
A flash flood in the Texas Hill Country on the Fourth of July killed dozen of people, including 27 people at an all-girls summer camp along the Guadalupe River.
The Texas Military Department’s MQ-9s have high-resolution cameras and infrared sensors that can provide real-time footage to those on the ground.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNAs Guadalupe River flows calm, evidence of its destructive force remainsHill Country residents and volunteers on Tuesday continued picking up the pieces that the deadly waterway left behind days earlier.