AUSTIN (KXAN) — Flash flooding is ongoing across Central Texas, as heavy rain continues to fall throughout the region.
Here are the top headlines:
- A Flash Flood Emergency is in effect for parts of Burnet, Travis and Williamson counties until 4 p.m.
- Flash Flood Warnings are also in effect for parts of Caldwell and Hays County.
- Two deaths have been confirmed and 10 people are missing in Travis County, according to Donnie Norman, the chief of Travis County Emergency Services District 1.
- Evacuations are underway in Georgetown for residents of mobile home parts along the San Gabriel River.
- A local disaster declaration has been issued in Williamson County, where up to 25 people have been rescued from swift water.
- A firefighter was swept away in flood waters in Burnet County, according to emergency management officials. Crews are currently attempting to locate the firefighter.
- More than 100 low water crossings are closed across the area, including FM 1431 near Lago Vista, where the road was partially washed out.
- Gov. Abbott will hold a press conference in Kerrville at 2:30 p.m. with the latest information on the Hill Country flooding.
LATEST UPDATES:
1:18 p.m. Photos from KXAN’s Grace Reader shows extensive flooding at Cold Springs Hollow in the Travisso neighborhood.
1:14 p.m.: The Flash Flood Emergency for Burnet, northwestern Travis and northwestern Williamson counties has been extended until 4 p.m. The National Weather Service calls this a “particularly dangerous situation” and says “catastrophic” damage is possible.
1:09 p.m.: Flood operations are underway at Inks, Wirtz and Starcke dams, according to the Lower Colorado River Authority. The LCRA said it does not anticipate flood operations at Mansfield, Buchanan and Tom Miller dams at this time.
1:00 p.m.: “We literally had homes that were washed away. We had people trapped in homes,” Travis County ESD 1 Chief Donnie Norman told KXAN. he Sandy Creek area has been hit hardest in Travis County. That’s the area where most of the missing 10 people in the county are from. Among the missing is a 17-year-old girl.
12:28 p.m.: KXAN’s Dylan McKim reports from San Antonio Street in Center Point (Kerr County), where crews are cleaning up flood debris on a highway bridge. Workers are removing piles of tree branches and splintered wood, and finding personal items, like shoes, in the debris. A home, forced from its foundation in the flood, sits along the bridge.
12:19 p.m.: The Flash Flood Warning for southwestern Hays County has been extended until 2 p.m. The National Weather Service says “considerable” damage is possible.
12:15 p.m.: Two deaths have been confirmed and 10 people are missing in Travis County, according to Donnie Norman, the chief of Travis County Emergency Services District 1. Further details were not immediately available. KXAN is working to confirm more information.
12:05 p.m.: The Flash Flood Warning for southwestern Caldwell County has been extended until 3 p.m. The National Weather Service says “considerable” damage is possible.
12:05 p.m.: Lake level update: Lake Travis is 650.54′ above mean sea level. That is up 13′ over the past 24 hours. The lake is considered full when the water level reaches 681′ msl.
11:59 p.m.: A local disaster declaration has been declared in Williamson County. Judge Steve Snell issued the declaration “to protect health, safety and welfare of county residents.”
The county’s Office of Emergency Management activated its Emergency Operations Center at 5 a.m. to coordinate resources and request assistance from the state.
Up to 25 people have been rescued from swift water, the county said — the majority of those were rescued from homes. Another 16 people were evacuated from Hope House in Liberty Hill.
11:55 a.m.: The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter said it has an urgent need for foster help due to the emergency evacuation of the shelter in Georgetown. The shelter is at capacity for dogs and almost at capacity for cats. The shelter says it needs fosters for 85 cats and 35 dogs.
Anyone who can help is asked to come to the shelter as soon as possible between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. The shelter is located at 1855 SE Inner Loop in Georgetown.
11:50 a.m.: KXAN’s Dylan McKim sent in these photos showing extensive damage along the Guadalupe River in Center Point, southeast of Kerrville.
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Extensive damage from flash flooding in Center Point, Texas, on July 5, 2025. (KXAN Photo/Dylan McKim) -
Extensive damage from flash flooding in Center Point, Texas, on July 5, 2025. (KXAN Photo/Dylan McKim) -
Extensive damage from flash flooding in Center Point, Texas, on July 5, 2025. (KXAN Photo/Dylan McKim)
11:45 a.m. Here are the highest rainfall totals in each county over the past 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service:
- Bastrop County: 1.74″ at Big Sandy Creek near Elgin
- Blanco County: 2.64″ about 6.4 miles southeast of Stonewall
- Burnet County: 16.69″ at the Balcones National Wildlife Refuge
- Caldwell County: 3.66″ about 1.8 miles west of Dale
- Fayette County: 1.42″ at the Fayette Regional Air Center
- Gillespie County: 6.94″ about 9.1 miles north of Kerrville
- Hays County: 2.93″ about 6.1 miles northwest of Dripping Springs
- Lee County: 1.21″ about 3 miles west-southwest of Giddings
- Llano County: 4.42″ about 7.2 miles west of Llano
- Travis County: 12.09″ about 8 miles northwest of Lago Vista
- Williamson County: 11.41″ in Liberty Hill
11:36 a.m.: The Burnet County Office of Emergency Management confirmed to KXAN that a firefighter was swept away in flood waters. Crews are currently attempting to locate the firefighter. Further details were not immediately available.
11:31 a.m.: The National Weather Service has upgraded the Flash Flood Warning to a Flash Flood Emergency for Burnet County, northwestern Travis County and northwestern Williamson County until 2 p.m. The NWS says this is a “particularly dangerous situation” that could produce “catastrophic” damage.
11:30 a.m.: Flooding along the San Gabriel River swept away a historic bridge in Burnet County. Video from Saturday morning shows the Joppa Iron Truss Bridge floating downstream as the river levels rose. The bridge was built in 1907 and has a Texas Historical Marker. The bridge was no longer used for vehicle traffic. The video shows water flowing over the County Road 200 bridge, which is next to the historic bridge.
11:25 a.m.: There are now 100 low water crossings across the area, according to ATXFloods.com.
11:15 a.m.: Here are the current Flash Flood Warnings in effect in the KXAN viewing area:
- Burnet County, northwestern Travis County and northwestern Williamson County until 12 p.m.
- Caldwell County until 12 p.m.
- Southwestern Caldwell County until 1 p.m.
- Hays County until 1 p.m.
- Southwestern Williamson County until 1 p.m.
- Central Travis County until 2 p.m.
11:10 a.m.: Georgetown Police have closed the Austin Avenue bridge to traffic and pedestrians until further notice. “This closure is due to concerns about the number of people stopping on the bridges and the possibility of debris hitting the bridges,” the department said on X.
Viewer David Dees sent in this video showing the flooding in Georgetown:
11:05 a.m.: FM 1431 has been closed between Lago Vista and Marble Falls, near the entrance to the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. KXAN crews took these photos, which show part of the road washed away. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office is on scene.
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Flooding washed out part of FM 1431 in western Travis County on July 5, 2025. (KXAN Photo/Eric Henrikson) -
Flooding washed out part of FM 1431 in western Travis County on July 5, 2025. (KXAN Photo/Eric Henrikson) -
Flooding washed out part of FM 1431 in western Travis County on July 5, 2025. (KXAN Photo/Eric Henrikson) -
Flooding washed out part of FM 1431 in western Travis County on July 5, 2025. (KXAN Photo/Eric Henrikson)
11 a.m.: As of now, 57 low water crossings are closed across Central Texas, according to ATXFloods.com. Several of those closures are in western Travis and Williamson counties. There are also several closures in Llano County, as well as further southeast in Caldwell County.
10:30 a.m.: The City of Marble Falls has canceled its Lakeside Park Independence Celebration due to the weather.
“The safety of our residents, visitors and staff remains our top priority,” a post on social media read. “With floodgate operations still underway on Lake Marble Falls and many of our first responders and resources assisting our surrounding neighbors, we need to keep the focus where it is needed most.”
Kerr County
Officials gave an update Saturday morning on the ongoing search for survivors from the flash floods that hit along the Guadalupe River. At a 10:00 a.m. briefing, Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice confirmed that floods killed at least 27 people. Nine children are among the dead.
Rice said 27 people were missing from Camp Mystic, a girls’ camp along the river. More people are reported missing, but officials did not have an exact number.
Search and rescue operations will continue until all people are accounted for, according to officials. The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office said that so far, more than 850 people have been evaluated and are uninjured.
Joe Herring, Jr., the mayor of Kerville, said a fund has been set up by the Community Foundation of Texas Hill Country.
“People need to know today will be a hard day… it will be a hard day,” Herring said.
Georgetown
The Williamson County Office of Emergency Management advised some residents to evacuate in Georgetown Saturday morning.
Georgetown Police advised residents of the Two Rivers, San Gabriel and Waters Edge apartments to evacuate due to the rising river levels. Shelter is available at the Georgetown Recreation Center (1003 N. Austin Ave.) and the First United Methodist Church (410 E. University Ave.).
The evacuations would be for residents of mobile home parks along the San Gabriel River east of the city.
According to the office, evacuations would include Riverside, Shady River and Goodwater.
Williamson County said a Flash Flood Warning was in effect for the western portion of the county until 10 a.m. and for the South Fork of the San Gabriel River east of Georgetown through early Sunday afternoon.
The Georgetown Police Department said San Gabriel and Blue Hole parks were closed due to the river’s flooding.
Burnet
First responders in Burnet County reported nearly 20 water rescues Saturday morning as flood waters move through Central Texas.
According to the Burnet County Office of Emergency Management, first responders were working 18 different water rescues in the area.
The office said several roads in the area were inaccessible, including:
- Highway 29 to Hamilton Creek
- Between Burnet and Bertram
The city of Burnet said for those affected by flooding or in need of a safe place to go, the Burnet Community Center, located at 401 E. Jackson St., was open for evacuations.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), a Flash Flood Emergency was in effect for Burnet County shortly after 5 a.m.
NWS said so far, 5-12” of rain has occurred, and an additional 2-5” was possible.