Texas Hill Country floods kill 2 as new alerts spur rescues
What’s new: After last year’s 136 deaths, Kerr County and Kerrville sent multiple evacuation alerts as hundreds needed rescue.
New storms triggered catastrophic flash flooding in Texas’ Hill Country this week, killing at least two people and forcing hundreds of rescues in some of the same areas hit by last year’s disaster. The flooding tested warning changes put in place after 136 people died in 2025, including 28 girls at a sleepaway camp. In Kerr County, officials issued four alerts and Kerrville sent one as the threat grew, while the National Weather Service pushed flood watches, warnings and emergencies to phones, weather radios and broadcasters. Residents said newly installed sirens and repeated alerts worked better than last year, though some people still were caught off guard as rivers rose in the rural region known as Flash Flood Alley.