South Texas Flooding - March 2025 🌊
- Mar 26
- 2 min read
Updated: May 17
Updated 4/16/2025 at 1315 CST:
The Rio Grande Valley is reeling from a record-setting rainstorm that brought catastrophic flooding across multiple counties on March 27th-28th, including Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy. Four fatalities were reported. (source) Latest data: Over 5,100 reports of damage. Stats: 25 destroyed, 1400+ major, 2,850+ minor, 780+ affected.
2,350+ requests for cleanup assistance. (2,000 general cleanup, 1,400 debris removal, 1,300 muck out and 300 tarping, 200 chainsaw and 200 heavy equipment.)
Harlingen: Over 21" of rainfall.
Weslaco: 14" of rainfall. 30 to 40 water rescues.
Alamo: 100+ water rescues. Officials estimate a couple hundred homes flooded.
Cameron County: 17" of rainfall. 700+ Cleanup Requests/
Residents and businesses impacted are encouraged to report damage through the Texas iSTAT tool. These reports help determine the need for state and federal disaster assistance. (source) - Add your Organizations response to Serve Source - RESPONSE NOTIFICATION
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Local Resources
Food Bank (Cameron, Hidalgo)
American Red Cross (Cameron, Willacy)
Salvation Army (Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy)
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Serve Source works because of the incredible relationships it has built with over the years. Our focus is communication and resource development. We support Those who are Serving communities impacted by this storm. Use this RESPONSE NOTIFICATION to notify us of efforts if you are 1 of 3 types of leaders:
(1) Church in the Impacted area
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