In July 1987, an eerily similar flood struck campers along the Guadalupe River. In the early morning of July 17, 1987, between 5 and 10 inches of rain fell across the upper Guadalupe River basin, according to the National Weather Service,

At least 118 people are dead across Texas after flooding on July 4th weekend. More than 170 people across the state are missing, including 161 from hard-hit Kerr County. The death toll from the July 4th weekend flooding in Central Texas has climbed to 118.