Uvalde County flooding forces residents to gut homes as creek overflows

Uvalde residents shocked by rare flooding that ripped through homes

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune July 17, 2026 UVALDE — The creek behind Aracely Balderas’ home was almost always empty in the six years she’s lived in northeast Uvalde. So on Thursday morning, as she watched her home camera feed from the safety of her parents’, she couldn’t grasp how 2 feet of water…

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Uvalde County flooding forces residents to gut homes as creek overflows

After historic, record-shattering rainfall sent the Leona River and local creeks overflowing into Uvalde County homes, residents are left gutting their properties down to the studs while local disaster relief teams rush to serve thousands of hot meals.

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“Everything is destroyed — my bed, my furniture, everything,” Vasquez said.