Texas Floods Threaten Record Levels | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 16, 2026 · 1m

Governor Greg Abbott sounds the alarm as South Central Texas braces for potentially record-breaking, life-threatening floods—with rainfall expected to exceed 30 inches, far surpassing last year’s deluge. Flash flood emergencies are already in effect for Kerr and Uvalde counties, including a shelter-in-place order for Kerrville. Over 800 vehicles and 1,300 personnel from 30 agencies are mobilized statewide, with saving lives as the top priority. In the Hill Country’s “Flash Flood Alley,” towns like Comfort are seeing creeks surge to major flood levels, roads closed, and emergency crews on high…