July 4, 2025
Please pray for our community. This is a hard day, and there will be hard days to come.
Mayor Joe Herring Jr. of Kerrville, Texas, the site of catastrophic flash flooding in the early hours of July 4th, 2025.
Why It Matters: Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick called the flash flooding a “mass casualty” event. The Guadalupe River, which draws visitors and tourists particularly in summer months, rose to or close to 100-year flood plains. Early estimates suggest the river rose 26 feet in 45 minutes between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. in the morning.
What law enforcement said on the record so far:
24 deaths in Kerr County.
23-25 missing from Camp Mystic — a private Christian girls camp operating for nearly 100 years in the area. The camp reported had 750 campers onsite.
Total estimate of missing and unaccounted for in the area: TBD.
Read More: Camp Mystic deadly flood updates: Death toll rises to 24; 270 rescued (San Antonio Express-News)
The Girls Camp Where 20 Children Are Missing Is Nearly a Century Old (NYT)
by Jenna Lee, Founder of SmartHER News
