camp mystic kerrville flooding

Order byBest matchMost fresh

flood, Texas and Camp Mystic

Dozens of Camp Mystic buildings removed from 100-year flood map by FEMA before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the y...

· 1d · on MSN

Maps show where devastating flash flooding hit Texas, including Camp Mystic

· 22h

See how the Texas floods unfolded and why Camp Mystic was in a hazardous location

· 19h

Risk of Flooding Returns to Texas County Hit by Deadly Storms

“When you have saturated soil, that leads to quicker run off,” said Eric Platt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office that serves Austin and San Antonio.

· 18h

Trump surveys damage in Texas after floods kill 120 and leave 160 missing

· 1h

Texas leads nation in flood deaths due to geography, size and population

1don MSN

Camp Mystic’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him

Dick Eastland, the Camp Mystic owner who pushed for flood alerts on the Guadalupe River, was killed in last week’s deadly surge.

16h

Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic

Some camps in the region had to be evacuated, and local newspapers described how Camp Mystic was among those cut off from the outside world. According to a Kerr County history book, floodwaters at Camp Mystic almost reached the top of the dining hall’s stairs.

3don MSN

Deadly floods at Camp Mystic: How the tragedy compares to a similar event in 1987

The devastating floods that pounded areas of Texas -- including a Christian girls summer camp -- over the weekend recall a similar tragedy that occurred back in 1987.

12h

'Helping every dang soul': Beloved camp director was among those lost in Texas flooding

Jane Ragsdale ran the Heart O' the Hills camp for girls in Kerr County. The camp was between sessions when the deluge hit. The only person killed there was Ragsdale.