
Texas floods in July 2025 caused an estimated economic loss of $18 billion to $22 billion, impacting the Hill Country with severe damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure, tragically claiming over 80 lives, and highlighting low flood insurance coverage despite the immense financial toll from search, recovery, cleanup, and future tourism impacts. Key Figures & Details: - Total Damage Estimate: $18 billion - $22 billion (AccuWeather preliminary estimate). - Key Event: Catastrophic flash flooding along the Guadalupe River during the July Fourth weekend. - Human Impact: Over 80 fatalities, making it a deadly non-tropical cyclone flood event in the U.S. since 1976. - Affected Areas: Central Texas, particularly the Texas Hill Country (Kerr County heavily impacted). - Economic Factors Included: Damage to property, search & recovery, extensive cleanup, insurance claims, and long-term impacts on tourism.