Aug 23, 1998
The Guadalupe River at Hunt crested at 17.6 feet, putting five and a half feet of turbulent flow over the highway 39 bridge, a main artery between the eastern and western portions of Kerr County. A rise of this magnitude isolates people in portions of the Guadalupe River drainage for hours.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5666645). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Kerr County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.