Texas search crews face 3rd day of heavy rain as hunt for missing flood victims continues
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking one more rainy day for search and recovery crews before a drier weather pattern settles into Central Texas. The initial floods have already claimed at least 129 lives, with over 170 people still unaccounted for.
Texas flood search efforts again hindered by renewed flood threat
After one more day of flooding potential, Texas will finally have a drier weather pattern after Tuesday. The rain has hindered search efforts in the Texas Hill County where more than 170 remain missing after the July 4th weekend deadly flooding. A Flood Watch is in effect for parts of Central Texas through Tuesday afternoon.
KERRVILLE, Texas – For a third and final day, teams in the Texas Hill Country must face the threat of flooding as they continue to search for the 170 people missing after the deadly July Fourth weekend flooding.
Heavy rains delayed search efforts Sunday and Monday, more than a week after the initial catastrophic and devastating flash flooding claimed at least 129 lives. Memorial services for some of the victims are taking place across Texas this week, while many families wait for their loved ones to be found. At least 36 children are among the Texas flooding victims.
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking one more rainy day for search and recovery crews before a drier weather pattern settles into Central Texas.
Search and rescue operations are performed in the Guadalupe River on July 14, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. More than 160 people are still missing after storm cells halted over the area, dumping nearly 15 inches of rain and causing a 22-foot rise along the Guadalupe River.
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On Monday afternoon, Texas state troopers pulled search crews off the Guadalupe River when more rain moved over the area and the water began to rise near Hunt. The Kerr County Sheriff's Office told all volunteer search crews to move to higher ground for their safety.
"Due to the incoming threatening weather, all volunteers should vacate the river area and MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND," the sheriff's office said.
![Students make their way to the funeral services for Blair and Brooke Harber at St. Rita Catholic Church on July 14, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. The sisters were killed in the catastrophic floods that swept through central Texas on July 4th.]()
Image 1 of 33Students make their way to the funeral services for Blair and Brooke Harber at St. Rita Catholic Church on July 14, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. The sisters were killed in the catastrophic floods that swept through central Texas on July 4th. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
![A riverside memorial in Kerrville, Texas, is steadily becoming a central gathering point for the community to mourn and remember those taken by the recent floods.]()
Image 2 of 33A riverside memorial in Kerrville, Texas, is steadily becoming a central gathering point for the community to mourn and remember those taken by the recent floods. (Katie Byrne)
![Mike Sowers, 80, looks at debris near crosses lined along the Guadalupe River at Guadalupe Park in Kerrville, Texas on Sunday, July 13, 2025.]()
Image 3 of 33Mike Sowers, 80, looks at debris near crosses lined along the Guadalupe River at Guadalupe Park in Kerrville, Texas on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Desiree Rios for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
![Community residents grieve and pay their respects at a memorial on July 10, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.]()
Image 4 of 33Community residents grieve and pay their respects at a memorial on July 10, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
![Mourners attend a memorial service for Camp Mystic camper Janie Hunt at Highland Park Presbyterian Church on July 15, 2025 in Dallas, Texas.]()
Image 5 of 33Mourners attend a memorial service for Camp Mystic camper Janie Hunt at Highland Park Presbyterian Church on July 15, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. Hunt, 9, a family member of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, was killed in the catastrophic flash flooding that destroyed Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country over the Fourth of July weekend. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
![Debris from RVs and campers washed away in Kerrville, Texas during the deadly July 4, 2025 flooding.]()
Image 6 of 33Debris from RVs and campers washed away in Kerrville, Texas during the deadly July 4, 2025 flooding. (Katie Byrne)
![Debris from RVs and campers washed away in Kerrville, Texas during the deadly July 4, 2025 flooding.]()
Image 7 of 33Debris from RVs and campers washed away in Kerrville, Texas during the deadly July 4, 2025 flooding. (Katie Byrne)
![This image shows more flash flooding in Central Texas on Sunday, July 13, 2025.]()
Image 8 of 33This image shows more flash flooding in Central Texas on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Texas Game Wardens/Facebook)
![This photo shared by the Texas Game Wardens shows a first responder hel;ing evacuate a resident and their dog during flash flooding on July 13, 2025.]()
Image 9 of 33This photo shared by the Texas Game Wardens shows a first responder hel;ing evacuate a resident and their dog during flash flooding on July 13, 2025. (Texas Game Wardens/Facebook)
![The Texas Game Wardens shared this photo of first responders during flash flooding on July 13, 2025.]()
Image 10 of 33The Texas Game Wardens shared this photo of first responders during flash flooding on July 13, 2025. (Texas Game Wardens/Facebook)
![The Texas Game Wardens shared this photo of first responders during flash flooding on July 13, 2025.]()
Image 11 of 33The Texas Game Wardens shared this photo of first responders during flash flooding on July 13, 2025. (Texas Game Wardens/Facebook)
![This image shows the Lampasas River near Kempner, Texas, on July 13, 2025.]()
Image 12 of 33This image shows the Lampasas River near Kempner, Texas, on July 13, 2025. (Texas Game Wardens/Facebook)
![This photo shared by the Texas Game Wardens shows first responders getting ready to board a boat during flash flooding on July 13, 2025.]()
Image 13 of 33This photo shared by the Texas Game Wardens shows first responders getting ready to board a boat during flash flooding on July 13, 2025. (Texas Game Wardens/Facebook)
![This photo shared by the Texas Game Wardens shows first responders boarding a boat during flash flooding on July 13, 2025.]()
Image 14 of 33This photo shared by the Texas Game Wardens shows first responders boarding a boat during flash flooding on July 13, 2025. (Texas Game Wardens/Facebook)
![Aerial images show flooding from the Lampasas River in Kempner, Texas, covering roads and flooding structures on Sunday, July 13. The river rose over 30 feet in a few hours on Sunday, reaching just below 33 feet, major flood stage.]()
Image 15 of 33Aerial images show flooding from the Lampass River in Kempner, Texas, covering roads and flooding structures on Sunday, July 13. The river rose over 30 feet in a few hours on Sunday, reaching just below 33 feet, major flood stage. (TXTornadoChaser/X)
![Aerial images show flooding from the Lampasas River in Kempner, Texas, covering roads and flooding structures on Sunday, July 13. The river rose over 30 feet in a few hours on Sunday, reaching just below 33 feet, major flood stage.]()
Image 16 of 33Aerial images show flooding from the Lampass River in Kempner, Texas, covering roads and flooding structures on Sunday, July 13. The river rose over 30 feet in a few hours on Sunday, reaching just below 33 feet, major flood stage. (TXTornadoChaser/X)
![Aerial images show flooding from the Lampasas River in Kempner, Texas, covering roads and flooding structures on Sunday, July 13. The river rose over 30 feet in a few hours on Sunday, reaching just below 33 feet, major flood stage.]()
Image 17 of 33Aerial images show flooding from the Lampasas River in Kempner, Texas, covering roads and flooding structures on Sunday, July 13. The river rose over 30 feet in a few hours on Sunday, reaching just below 33 feet, major flood stage. (TXTornadoChaser/X)
![Aerial images show flooding from the Lampasas River in Kempner, Texas, covering roads and flooding structures on Sunday, July 13. The river rose over 30 feet in a few hours on Sunday, reaching just below 33 feet, major flood stage.]()
Image 18 of 33Aerial images show flooding from the Lampass River in Kempner, Texas, covering roads and flooding structures on Sunday, July 13. The river rose over 30 feet in a few hours on Sunday, reaching just below 33 feet, major flood stage. (TXTornadoChaser/X)
![This was taken near Comfort and shows the Guadalupe River several feet over normal. While this flood water doesn't do much in this area, upstream in Hunt and Ingram it flooded streets and people needed to be rescued from vehicles and houses.]()
Image 19 of 33This was taken near Comfort and shows the Guadalupe River several feet over normal. While this flood water doesn't do much in this area, upstream in Hunt and Ingram it flooded streets and people needed to be rescued from vehicles and houses. (Marcus Wennrich)
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Image 20 of 33A stone with a spray painted message sits on the bank of the Guadalupe River during a search and recovery mission on July 11, 2025 in Kerville, Texas. ( )
![A person holds a candle reading "Kerrville strong" during a vigil for the victims of the floods over Fourth of July weekend, at Travis Park, in San Antonio, Texas, on July 7, 2025.]()
Image 21 of 33A person holds a candle reading "Kerrville strong" during a vigil for the victims of the floods over Fourth of July weekend, at Travis Park, in San Antonio, Texas, on July 7, 2025. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
![Community residents grieve and pay their respects at a memorial on July 10, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.]()
Image 22 of 33Community residents grieve and pay their respects at a memorial on July 10, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
![INGRAM, TEXAS - JULY 8: Residents revisit the banks of the Guadalupe River after historic floodwaters recede Ingram, Texas, United States on July 8, 2025. The area was heavily impacted by recent flash floods that caused widespread damage and prompted large-scale rescue operations while Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the death toll from the flooding now stands at 109 people and there are 161 people known to be missing in the Kerr County area. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)]()
Image 23 of 33Residents revisit the banks of the Guadalupe River after historic floodwaters recede Ingram, Texas, United States on July 8, 2025. ( )
![HUNT, TEXAS - JULY 8: A view of destruction after heavy rainfall overwhelmed the Guadalupe River, sending floodwaters roaring through homes and area summer camps in Hunt, Texas, United States on July 8, 2025. The death toll from flash floods in the US state of Texas has risen to 109, reported. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)]()
Image 24 of 33A view of destruction after heavy rainfall overwhelmed the Guadalupe River, sending floodwaters roaring through homes and area summer camps in Hunt, Texas, United States on July 8, 2025. ( )
![KERRVILLE, TEXAS - JULY 8: Members from a recovery team hang out of the back of an armored sheriffs vehicle that is used to transport the remains of the deceased on July 8, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. More than 160 people are still missing after deadly floods early Friday. Heavy rainfall caused severe flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas, leaving more than 100 people reported dead, including children attending Camp Mystic. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)]()
Image 25 of 33Members from a recovery team hang out of the back of an armored sheriffs vehicle that is used to transport the remains of the deceased on July 8, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. ( )
![CENTER POINT, TEXAS - JULY 8: Clean up crews remove debris from the bank of the Guadalupe River on July 8, 2025 in Center Point, Texas. More than 160 people are still missing after deadly floods early Friday. Heavy rainfall caused severe flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas, leaving more than 100 people reported dead, including children attending Camp Mystic. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)]()
Image 26 of 33Clean up crews remove debris from the bank of the Guadalupe River on July 8, 2025 in Center Point, Texas. ( )
![A riverside memorial in Kerrville, Texas, is steadily becoming a central gathering point for the community to mourn and remember those taken by the recent floods.]()
Image 27 of 33A riverside memorial in Kerrville, Texas, is steadily becoming a central gathering point for the community to mourn and remember those taken by the recent floods. (Katie Byrne)
![A riverside memorial in Kerrville, Texas, is steadily becoming a central gathering point for the community to mourn and remember those taken by the recent floods.]()
Image 28 of 33A riverside memorial in Kerrville, Texas, is steadily becoming a central gathering point for the community to mourn and remember those taken by the recent floods. (Katie Byrne)
![A riverside memorial in Kerrville, Texas, is steadily becoming a central gathering point for the community to mourn and remember those taken by the recent floods.]()
Image 29 of 33A riverside memorial in Kerrville, Texas, is steadily becoming a central gathering point for the community to mourn and remember those taken by the recent floods. (Katie Byrne)
![A riverside memorial in Kerrville, Texas, is steadily becoming a central gathering point for the community to mourn and remember those taken by the recent floods.]()
Image 30 of 33A riverside memorial in Kerrville, Texas, is steadily becoming a central gathering point for the community to mourn and remember those taken by the recent floods. (Katie Byrne)
![Debris from RVs and campers washed away in Kerrville, Texas during the deadly July 4, 2025 flooding.]()
Image 31 of 33Debris from RVs and campers washed away in Kerrville, Texas during the deadly July 4, 2025 flooding. (Katie Byrne)
![Debris from RVs and campers washed away in Kerrville, Texas during the deadly July 4, 2025 flooding.]()
Image 32 of 33Debris from RVs and campers washed away in Kerrville, Texas during the deadly July 4, 2025 flooding. (Katie Byrne)
![Debris from RVs and campers washed away in Kerrville, Texas during the deadly July 4, 2025 flooding.]()
Image 33 of 33Debris from RVs and campers washed away in Kerrville, Texas during the deadly July 4, 2025 flooding. (Katie Byrne)
The latest gut punch to the state saw significant rainfall return over the weekend, leading to fresh Flash Flood Emergencies as the San Saba River rapidly rose to major flood stage, prompting mandatory evacuations for residents in low-lying areas.
Texas search teams wait for rain to stop
For a second day in a row, search crews and volunteers eager to continue to look for the missing Texas flood victims are waiting for the rain to stop. A Flood Watch is in effect through Monday night for Kerrville, where many are still missing.
Meanwhile, the city of Kerrville, still reeling from the previous week's events, experienced another round of intense downpours, with local police urging residents and even news crews to move away from the rapidly swelling Guadalupe River.
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"(It's) the last thing that these search crews need as they are still looking for so many still missing from last weekend's flash flooding," reported FOX Weather's Katie Byrne from Kerrville on Monday morning. "That search still happening in miles of riverbanks and in the water, and we're expecting more rain here, unfortunately, through Wednesday."
Texas search crews face set back with renewed flooding threat
FOX News Multimedia Reporter Kailey Schuyler reports from Center Point, Texas where crews are searching for missing flood victims. Dive teams are using sonar and other recovery efforts to look for victims. Search efforts were suspended on Sunday and Monday because of flooding rains.
Byrne was in Kerrville reporting on the disaster on Sunday when her cellphone began to blare, warning people to move to higher ground.
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The heavy rainfall early this week temporarily suspended some search efforts for victims from the initial Fourth of July 4 flooding, which devastated communities, particularly in Kerr County. The death toll, primarily concentrated in that county, continues to climb, with many of the missing, including young campers at Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River.
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The FOX Forecast Center said Kerrville saw another 3-4 inches of rain in only a couple of hours Sunday. However, the Guadalupe near Hunt, Texas, luckily remained out of any flood stage, even with all the rain that fell.
Watch: Kerrville, Texas, sees more flash flooding
The city of Kerrville in Texas saw more flash flooding on July 13, halting search efforts for those who were swept away during a catastrophic and deadly flooding event over the Fourth of July holiday.
Despite the setbacks, teams of first responders stress that they are determined to resume their critical, life-saving work on Tuesday as the immediate threat of the heaviest storms diminishes.
On Tuesday, a Flood Watch is in place across Central Texas, including Kerr County, where the majority of the flood victims are missing. Heavy downpours could bring rainfall rates between 1 and 3 inches per hour, leading to flooding over already wet soils. Some areas could see up to 6 inches of rain.
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Heading into next weekend, the entire state of Texas will begin to dry out as a large mid-level ridge parks itself over the south, the FOX Forecast Center adds. This will deflect any storms up-and-over the ridge, leaving Texas dry.
Later this week, heat will be the primary concern for recovery efforts in Texas.
"The pattern change that we're looking at this is going to be as a result of some dry air pushing in," FOX Weather Meteorologist Marrisa Torres said. "That high pressure also shifts a little bit further off to the west. So for Thursday, with less of a chance of seeing organized rain, somewhat organized, it means that we'll allow those temperatures to go up."
Temperatures will move into the 90s heading into the weekend.