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Kerr County engineer says July 4 flash flood was "inland tsunami," outlines recovery steps
Summary
County Engineer Charlie Hastings on day 18 described an unprecedented flash flood along the Guadalupe River, outlined the county's search-and-rescue progress and next steps for debris, damage mapping and recovery.
Charlie Hastings, Kerr County engineer, told the commissioners court on July 11 that the July 4 storm produced an unprecedented inland surge on the Guadalupe River that caused major damage across the county and required a multiagency response. Hastings said search-and-rescue is nearly complete, that staff and volunteers are shifting to recovery, and that engineers have produced a hydraulic model to document the event.
Hastings said the county is at “day 18” of response and described climbing water levels that rose far beyond existing studies: he said measured flows at the Hunt gauge jumped from about 53 gallons per second at midnight to 125,000 gallons per second in one span and, based on his emergency model, could have reached as much as 950,000 gallons per…
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