SAN SABA COUNTY, Texas – A Flash Flood Emergency and numerous Flash Flood Warnings were issued in portions of Central Texas on Sunday morning after torrential rain led to the rapid rise of the Lampasas River.

This renewed threat comes as first responders across Texas’ Hill Country continue to search for victims who were swept away during a deadly and historic flash flooding event over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

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The FOX Forecast Center said atmospheric conditions have once again come together to produce heavy precipitation, and concerns have been growing about additional flash flooding.

Some rainfall rates have reached about 3 inches an hour, with totals of 8-10 inches of rain possible, with locally higher amounts.

A Flash Flood Emergency was issued in San Saba County early Sunday morning, and the Lampasas River at Adamsville rose about 14 feet in two hours.

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“There is a Flash Flood Emergency for Colorado State Park, where six to eight inches of rainfall has already fallen this morning,” FOX 7 Austin Meteorologist Adaleigh Rowe said on X. “There’s more on the way. So, if you do live in that area, it’s in southeastern San Saba County, and you have those evacuation notices, make sure you are moving to higher ground now.”

That Flash Flood Emergency, which was issued for portions of San Saba County, has since been allowed to expire.

Despite that, flooding is still a major concern.

According to the San Saba County Sheriff’s Office, numerous roads have been closed due to flooding and high water.

Residents have been warned to not travel over flooded roadways.

“Turn around, don’t drown,” the sheriff’s office said.

In addition, officials say Colorado Bend State Park would be closed on Sunday due to the ongoing flooding. Officials also said Cherokee Creek was impassable as of early Sunday morning.

Flood threat rises in Central Texas on Sunday

This graphic shows the flash flood threat in Texas on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

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NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center (WPC) said most of Texas is at risk of seeing flash flooding on Sunday. However, portions of Central Texas have been placed in a Level 3 out of 4 threat.

The FOX Forecast Center said that recent rain and thunderstorms have already saturated the ground in that region, making it easier for flooding to occur.

Computer forecast models have signaled that the most intense rain would likely fall before sunrise on Sunday before the rain and thunderstorms move off to the east and southeast.

With that setup, the FOX Forecast Center said rivers and streams, like the Guadalupe River, could rise rapidly.

This graphic shows the river gauge for the Lampasas River at Kempner, Texas.

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The Lampasas River near Kempner, Texas, reached nearly 29 feet as of Sunday morning, and it’s expected to crest at about 31.70 feet later on in the day.

Major flood stage at that location begins at 33 feet.

This graphic shows the top rain totals in Texas so far on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

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Rain totals have been rising all morning, with about 8.72 inches of rain falling in San Saba, while Adamsville picked up just under 5.5 inches.

Sonora, Killeen and Brady have all picked up more than 4 inches of rain.

Code Red Alert issued in Kerr County: ‘Punch to the gut’

In Kerr County, which was hit hard by the historic and deadly flash flooding disaster over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, officials sent out a Code RED alert, warning residents in the area of the potentially dangerous conditions through Sunday morning.

The sheriff’s office warned that excessive rainfall could lead to additional flash flooding across the southern Edwards Plateau and Hill Country.

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In addition, rapid river rises are possible across the Rio Grande, southern Edward Plateau and Hill Country.

“If you live near water, and it starts raining, get to higher ground,” officials said in the Code RED alert.

“This is absolutely a punch to the gut for people here in Kerrville, Texas,” FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne said. “We are along the Guadalupe. We are getting heavy downpours right now.”

Byrne said cellphones blared early Sunday morning, telling people along the river to get out and move to higher ground.

“They’re expecting the river to reach flood stage once again, a little over a week after catastrophic flooding here claimed the lives of 129 people across the state of Texas, many of them were young campers at Camp Mystic.”

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to adjust the FOX Forecast Center’s revised calculation for the rate of floodwater in the Lampasas River. This remains a developing story.