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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Edison Wu, Carla Astudillo and Chris Essig

These graphics show the scope of Texas’ Hill Country floods

A blue line chart superimposed with a background image of the aerial view of damage along the Guadalupe River near Kerrville on July 5, 2025.
(Credit: Illustration by Carla Astudillo / Photo by Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribune)

Over the July Fourth weekend, the Texas Hill Country experienced catastrophic flooding that killed more than 100 people, left more than 160 others missing and caused widespread damage. One of the hardest hit areas was the town of Kerrville, where the nearby Guadalupe River rose rapidly early in the morning on July 4.

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