Keep safe in Kerrville TX

[Neal]

Nice campgrounds in Kerrville, TX - hopefully not affected by the flooding I'm seeing on the news. Keep safe!

 

[Tip&Tina]

Saw the pics of the flooding and it’s devastating! I hope and pray the kids and all the campers and everyone is safe. Terrible!

 

[wildebill308]

Nice campgrounds in Kerrville, TX - hopefully not affected by the flooding I'm seeing on the news. Keep safe!

Unfortunately those camping by the river were swept away when the river went from basically a dry bead to 27' to 30' deep. This happened in a verry short time.

 

[lostinfla]

862K views · 12K reactions | Bud Bolton, who witnessed the flooding, recounted the horrific scene as floodwaters swept through an RV park in Kerrville. Bolton said 24 residents at the RV park went missing amid the catastrophic event. He recalled seei

Bud Bolton, who witnessed the flooding, recounted the horrific scene as floodwaters swept through an RV park in Kerrville. Bolton said 24 residents at the RV park went missing amid the catastrophic...

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[DennisT]

Unfortunately those camping by the river were swept away when the river went from basically a dry bead to 27' to 30' deep. This happened in a verry short time.

Hoping all are safe.

They said this morning the river rose 30 feet in 45 minutes.

 

[Neal]

This again is one of those things "what would I do?" like with severe weather that may bring a Tornado. Some campgrounds offer a storm shelter but it obviously can't hold the entire campground and my dog comes with me! So in this case, would I make the right decision watching the river rise to get in the toad and escape the area? Probably not. Would or did the campground ownership signal an evacuation? We'll see, but CG owners need to think about crisis situations like this. We can learn from these tragedies when we all think it's not going to happen to us.

 

[Texas Clodhopper]

There have been numerous tragic stories emerging from the Texas Hill Country area. Twenty or more little girls are missing from Camp Mystic in Hunt, TX. The number of deaths, unfortunately, will most likely increase in the days to come.

In the coming days, the blame game will headline the news.

 

[wildebill308]

This again is one of those things "what would I do?" like with severe weather that may bring a Tornado. Some campgrounds offer a storm shelter but it obviously can't hold the entire campground and my dog comes with me! So in this case, would I make the right decision watching the river rise to get in the toad and escape the area? Probably not. Would or did the campground ownership signal an evacuation? We'll see, but CG owners need to think about crisis situations like this. We can learn from these tragedies when we all think it's not going to happen to us.

I agree you should always ask if there is a storm shelter. I have met lots of new friends a couple of times when we had to take shelter because of a tornado in the area. We were lucky and didn't get hit but it wasn't fun.
I don't know why they didn't have some kind of warning. That river has come up quickly before.
Definitely something to think about the next time you camp right on the water.
Bill

 

[Texas Clodhopper]

I don't know why they didn't have some kind of warning. That river has come up quickly before.

Bill, the rain had been forecasted, but what had not been predicted was that the storm would set in one area and dump up to 18" of rain. The river rose 30 feet in less than 45 minutes, so even if they had been told to evacuate, that's not much notice. If they evacuated all the camps and RV parks every time rain was forecasted, people would be constantly moving.

 

[wildebill308]

Bill, the rain had been forecasted, but what had not been predicted was that the storm would set in one area and dump up to 18" of rain. The river rose 30 feet in less than 45 minutes, so even if they had been told to evacuate, that's not much notice. If they evacuated all the camps and RV parks every time rain was forecasted, people would be constantly moving.

Any warning that the river was rising would have ben better than nothing. Especially as it was late at night and many may not have known anything till it was to late. Think about trying to get out of your RV under those conditions.

 

[Rollin Ollen]

I agree you should always ask if there is a storm shelter. I have met lots of new friends a couple of times when we had to take shelter because of a tornado in the area. We were lucky and didn't get hit but it wasn't fun.
I don't know why they didn't have some kind of warning. That river has come up quickly before.
Definitely something to think about the next time you camp right on the water.
Bill

According to AP there was some warning. The problem appears that it was not broadcast to the public very well.

There was some advance notice in Texas​

On Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service issued a flood watch, estimating rising water of up to 7 inches (17 centimeters) in spots. A “watch” means conditions are favorable for a flood and people should be prepared, but hazardous conditions might not develop.
But the watch was upgraded to a flood warning overnight, a notice that impacted 30,000 people. A warning is issued when flooding is imminent or occurring, the weather service says.
Lt,. Gov. Dan Patrick said the potential for heavy rain and flooding covered a large area and “everything was done to give them a heads-up that you could have heavy rain.”

 

[Neemer]

Such a tragedy.

Texas has taken it on the chin this year. I have a friend who wintered in Weslasco this past season. Here’s a pic he sent me of his rig which ended up being totaled.

 

[wildebill308]

According to AP there was some warning. The problem appears that it was not broadcast to the public very well.

There was some advance notice in Texas​

On Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service issued a flood watch, estimating rising water of up to 7 inches (17 centimeters) in spots. A “watch” means conditions are favorable for a flood and people should be prepared, but hazardous conditions might not develop.
But the watch was upgraded to a flood warning overnight, a notice that impacted 30,000 people. A warning is issued when flooding is imminent or occurring, the weather service says.
Lt,. Gov. Dan Patrick said the potential for heavy rain and flooding covered a large area and “everything was done to give them a heads-up that you could have heavy rain.”

How many times have we heard that kind of forecast and nothing happened that impacted you?
The real problem is that it happened late at night when most were asleep and not monitoring the news, weather.
I think in places like this they should have it so raising water levels upstream would set off warning sirens like used for tornado warnings. You may not have time to move your RV but you would be awake and able to get out of your RV before it was to deep.

 

[Rollin Ollen]

How many times have we heard that kind of forecast and nothing happened that impacted you?
The real problem is that it happened late at night when most were asleep and not monitoring the news, weather.
I think in places like this they should have it so raising water levels upstream would set off warning sirens like used for tornado warnings. You may not have time to move your RV but you would be awake and able to get out of your RV before it was to deep.

There is also cell phones. At least is in use in Canada.

Emergency alerts on cell phones are designed to quickly notify people about imminent threats to life or property. These alerts are sent through a system called Wireless Public Alerting (WPA) and are broadcast to compatible devices connected to LTE or newer cellular networks. Alerts are geographically targeted, meaning only those in the affected area will receive the message.

 

[Texas Clodhopper]

There is also cell phones. At least is in use in Canada.

Emergency alerts on cell phones are designed to quickly notify people about imminent threats to life or property. These alerts are sent through a system called Wireless Public Alerting (WPA) and are broadcast to compatible devices connected to LTE or newer cellular networks. Alerts are geographically targeted, meaning only those in the affected area will receive the message.

Most of this area has no cell phone service.

 

[Holdmybeer]

I'm sure there are a number of things looking back that could have been done but that's in hindsight. No one could have foreseen a catastrophic event of this nature occurring in just a matter of hours. It's just an unimaginable horrific tragedy.