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Texas Hill Country Floods Break Records | Texas News
Texas Hill Country endured a historic deluge this week, with seven flash flood emergencies declared as rainfall hit 15 inches in some spots—flooding rivers like the Pedernales and Guadalupe to levels unseen in decades. Triggered by a rare atmospheric setup, the storm system intensified Wednesday and Thursday, dumping 8–10 inches in just hours, causing rescues, road closures, and debris-choked waters. Kerrville and Comfort saw repeat flooding, while meteorologists attribute the extreme rainfall to a Mesoscale Convective Vortex feeding off Gulf moisture, creating a perfect storm without any…
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