{"id":99006,"date":"2025-07-28T09:28:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/99006\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T09:28:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:28:18","slug":"what-we-know-about-the-devastating-san-antonio-floods-that-killed-13-people-on-june-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/99006\/","title":{"rendered":"What we know about the devastating San Antonio floods that killed 13 people on June 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 San Antonio experienced severe storms and flooding that led to the loss of 13 lives last Thursday, June 12<\/a>.<\/p>\n

>> <\/b>Remembering the victims of the June 12 floods in San Antonio<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Here is everything we know about the deadly flooding and all the developments that have happened since that night. <\/p>\n

Historic storms<\/b><\/p>\n

The city measured 6.37 inches of rain, the highest daily rainfall since May 25, 2013, and the 10th rainiest day of all time.<\/p>\n

High water flooding occurred on the lower level of Interstate 35, near Austin Highway and many other roads throughout the city.<\/p>\n

San Antonio police and firefighters began receiving calls around 4:15 a.m. on Thursday for people stranded on the frontage road of Loop 410 near Perrin Beitel Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n

High water caused 15 vehicles to be swept away from the access road into a nearby creek, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.<\/p>\n

Ten people were rescued from trees and bushes as far as one mile from where they entered the water, according to SAFD.<\/p>\n

San Antonio fire crews responded to more than 200 weather-related calls, 70 water rescues and 24 major crashes overnight Wednesday, June 11 and into Thursday, June 12.<\/p>\n

According to CPS Energy, around 30,000 people were affected by power outages during the peak of the storms.<\/p>\n

13 people confirmed dead<\/b><\/p>\n

Thirteen people<\/a> have been confirmed dead from the flooding, according to the San Antonio Fire Department and the Bexar County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Eleven bodies were found in the Perrin Beitel search area, one body was found several miles upstream from the search area and one was found in the Highway 90 Leon Creek area, SAFD said.<\/p>\n

On Friday, June 13, the ME\u2019s office identified the following<\/a> people killed in the floods:<\/p>\n