And NWS still did their jobs (as much as I'd like to blame Trump). Even so, the movement of tropical storm remnants are hard to predict. Many were out-of-towners. Plus the river rose more than 34 feet in 5 hours overnight. Don't just read the headline: www.texastribune.org/2025/07/05/t...
What I don't understand is why didn't local officials evacuate the camp?
Because the camp had a strict policy, at least for the campers,of no wifi and no cell phones. Why the adults didn't know is the issue.
Or react appropriately. Sadly, there's a whole field of research out there about risk perception and varying responsiveness to emergency warnings.
USGS data from the flow monitor at Kerrville that morning shows it happened in an hour and forty five minutes.