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moonshinegnomie

(4,075 posts) Fri Jul 4, 2025, 09:07 PM Jul 2025

Flooding in central texas

Part of central Texas in the hill country are being hit by extreme flooding. 10-20 inches of rain. The Guadalupe river rose 20+ feet in a couple of hours. Right now there are 13 dead and 2dozen kids missing from a summer camp on the river

What’s sad is while I feel bad for the lives lost I don’t give a damn about the other destruction. The area that’s flooding is extreme maga. I’m sure they will be begging for some fema socialism though. But as far as I’m concerned they can go to hell

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Flooding in central texas (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 OP

NOT Surprised that TACO is saying nothing about the Governor... Bread and Circuses Jul 2025 #1

Where is the governor? Only his lt governor, Dan Patrick, has been giving updates on this situation Deuxcents Jul 2025 #2

Probably out of the country Bread and Circuses Jul 2025 #3

In these natural disasters, the senator, governor and whoever seem to be nowhere around. Deuxcents Jul 2025 #4

local officials ignored warnings for hours moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 #5

Bread and Circuses

(2,121 posts)

1. NOT Surprised that TACO is saying nothing about the Governor...

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 09:15 PM

Jul 2025

You know …perhaps Trash Gov. Abbott 24/7 all over social media because he didn’t install a Roof over the state.

Deuxcents

(27,715 posts)

2. Where is the governor? Only his lt governor, Dan Patrick, has been giving updates on this situation

Reply to Bread and Circuses (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 09:18 PM

Jul 2025

Bread and Circuses

(2,121 posts)

3. Probably out of the country

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 09:49 PM

Jul 2025

Deuxcents

(27,715 posts)

4. In these natural disasters, the senator, governor and whoever seem to be nowhere around.

Reply to Bread and Circuses (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 11:00 PM

Jul 2025

This is a terrible disaster and I’ve not heard a peep about it from TSF, either. He’s always got an opinion or something to say about everything else.

moonshinegnomie

(4,075 posts)

5. local officials ignored warnings for hours

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 08:00 AM

Jul 2025

the national weather service issues a fllod warning at 1:14
local officials were silent til the police issued a warning to head ot higher ground at 5:16
the city itself was silent til after 7:30
https://www.kxan.com/investigations/conflicting-officials-social-posts-leave-evacuation-delays-questions-in-kerr-county-flooding/

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