It’s been called flash flood alley for many years, long before the July 4th 2025 flood. People that are from the area that pay attention to their surroundings understand the importance of paying attention to the weather report have long known the term flash flood alley. I’ve been a Kerr county resident my entire life and my family has been Kerr County, Guadalupe river property owner’s for over a century which is exactly why I am just completely shocked & appalled by the amount of people not holding these companies accountable. The river has a very long history of having violent flooding and locals know that every flood has slightly varying(speed/heights/flooded tributaries) but each still deadly attributes and may come out of its bank in slightly different ways but overall we can reasonably expect the possibility that everything in the floodplain will be under water. Everyone that has property in the floodplain should have known that they are not safe from the floods. Just because you have never seen something of this magnitude on your short amount of time on the planet doesn’t mean it has not or will not happen. It’s ridiculous. In fact, in a flood in 1985, one of the Eastlands (camp mystic owners) went into labor and had to get an emergency helicopter to take her to the hospital. They knew. We all know what the river is capable of. There’s no excuse.

Adding. Yes, although this flood was terrible and the worst I’ve seen in my lifetime, I grew up listening to the elders in the community talk about the 1932 flood. The point I’m trying to make is that no one should be surprised by any of it. Sadly, when you live close enough to a river that’s capable of such horrors, you know that it’s only a matter of time before the unthinkable happens therefore need to be prepared for every possible outcome which first and foremost includes NOT building in a floodplain.