Texas flood in my hometown is a once-in-a-lifetime tragedy

Growing up near the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, could sometimes feel like living near a volcano
Growing up near the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, could sometimes feel like living near a volcano.
I was born two blocks from the gorgeous river that flows from the Hill Country to the Gulf of Mexico, just one year before the devastating and deadly 1987 flash flood, often described around town as the “big one.”
As a boy, whenever flash floods inevitably struck our area, which could be every few years, my dad would take me down to the overflowing Guadalupe. From a safe distance, we would watch the power of the water and understand the strength and danger behind it. Living near this jewel of the Hill Country was a blessing, but it came with the knowledge that, like a volcano, when it erupted, things could get incredibly bad, incredibly fast.
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For Kerrville locals, the power of the Guadalupe was never in doubt. And yet, what happened in the early hours on Friday, when catastrophic flooding struck with a surge topping 20 feet, soon became a perfect storm turned into a once-in-a-lifetime tragedy.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-flood-hometown-lifetime-tragedy-rcna217210
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