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mwmisses4289

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14. It's even worse now, due to all the biuld up

Reply to evemac (Reply #12)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 07:23 PM

Jul 2025

around houston and several of the surrounding counties. We kinda joke now that there are areas that flood if you just whisper the word rain.

Hope those children and adults are found alive.

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13 Are Killed in Texas Flood, and 20 Girls From Summer Camp Are Missing [View all] dalton99a Jul 2025 OP

OMG, horrible tragedy. Emile Jul 2025 #1

Terrible. Any warnings issued? NYT article didn't mention if any advance warnings were given. sop Jul 2025 #2

At 4am NOAH sent a warning out to the cell phones in the area herding cats Jul 2025 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author krkaufman Jul 2025 #18

Right uponit7771 Jul 2025 #21

Yes, NOAA. herding cats Jul 2025 #23

Very Greg_In_SF Jul 2025 #3

Warning?.................... Lovie777 Jul 2025 #4

Horrible malaise Jul 2025 #5

Wow, I can't imagine parents who sent their kids to camp facing this karynnj Jul 2025 #6

The water rose more than 20 feet in minutes Melon Jul 2025 #7

Growing up in Houston evemac Jul 2025 #12

It's even worse now, due to all the biuld up mwmisses4289 Jul 2025 #14

15"+ of rain warnings were there i am sure, but that JCMach1 Jul 2025 #19

We have 5 girls and our director of youth ministries from our church in Kerrville at summer camp now. summer_in_TX Jul 2025 #8

Yes. Beautiful rode down there Melon Jul 2025 #10

23 now missing. Warnings? Come on, it's the 21 century. Exp Jul 2025 #11

A post 10 minutes before yours said there was a NOAA warning at 4 am. Igel Jul 2025 #17

Yes, at 4am. When the water was already 22 ft over average. I mean a warning before the rain started to come down. Some Exp Jul 2025 #25

There were alerts sent out by phone pinkstarburst Jul 2025 #32

This is true. herding cats Jul 2025 #33

Too Soon? BidenRocks Jul 2025 #13

I can't believe that was one of my thoughts when I saw Texas in the headline. rubbersole Jul 2025 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author krkaufman Jul 2025 #22

That's why I gave it a small case fwiw. BidenRocks Jul 2025 #27

So sad. mzmolly Jul 2025 #16

This is normally the dry season in TX JCMach1 Jul 2025 #20

Two girls were just found and rescued Texasgal Jul 2025 #24

Omg! This is amazing news! herding cats Jul 2025 #30

Here's a Twitter link to them being saved. herding cats Jul 2025 #34

Tragic. I can't imagine the horror and the pain the families must be going through. LoisB Jul 2025 #26

I live 100+ miles west of there. ananda Jul 2025 #28

Oh they're poor, who cares about them. a kennedy Jul 2025 #29

One of my middle child's classmates used to go to this camp LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #31

I know flooding can be tricky to predict. We live in Virginia. phylny Jul 2025 #35

Thank goodness FEMA will be able to - oh, wait.... TheRickles Jul 2025 #36

Please watch this link. This is how quickly the water rose. Melon Jul 2025 #37

'Twenty girls from a Texas summer camp are "missing"???' *Could it be* Jack Valentino Jul 2025 #38