VIDEO: House floats down Guadalupe River during deadly Texas floods
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CENTER POINT, Texas– Historic and unprecedented flooding overtook Texas Hill Country on Friday, leaving more than 100 people dead and several people missing.
Videos of the day provide a glimpse into the devastation, as the Guadalupe River swelled to more than 34 feet in Kerrville, just upriver from Center Point.
The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Emergency for Kerr County, warning of a “deadly flood wave” on the Guadalupe River.
One such scene from Center Point, filmed by Gavin Walston while standing on a bridge, showed the Guadalupe riverbanks essentially empty, when a rush of water comes flooding downstream.
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The floodwaters begin to fill the Guadalupe River banks in Center Point, Texas.
(Gavin Walston/TMX / FOX Weather)
Within seconds, the water crashes up onto the banks of the river, before the ground disappears altogether.
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The Guadalupe River quickly floods its banks in Center Point, Texas.
(Gavin Walston/TMX / FOX Weather)
A later clip from the bridge showed the water so high, it splashed against the bridge’s guardrails.
Broken tree limbs and sticks get caught against the bridge, hindering the river from crashing onto the road for a brief period.

The Guadalupe River crashes against the Center Point bridge.
(Gavin Walston/TMX / FOX Weather)
Soon, a massive pile of debris littered with bright-colored plastic, foam and tires collect in a pile near the bridge’s edge.
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Debris piles up against the bridge in Center Point.
(Gavin Walston/TMX / FOX Weather)
Suddenly, in the distance, a white home comes floating downstream.
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The house comes floating down the Guadalupe River in Center Point, Texas.
(Gavin Walston/TMX / FOX Weather)
The video showed the house quickly approaching the bridge and tree debris.
“There’s a cat in there,” Gavin Walston said in the video.

The house comes to a stop next to the bridge in Center Point.
(Gavin Walston/TMX / FOX Weather)
The home crashes against some trees, cracking and creaking as the river continues to flow around it. It’s unclear if anyone was inside the home.
Later in the video, Walston zoomed in toward the middle part of the bridge, where water and debris are now crossing the road.
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(Gavin Walston/TMX / FOX Weather)
The river becomes even louder, as it comes blasting downstream toward the bridge.
The death toll from the flooding continues to rise as missing people are found. First responders continue their search, hoping to find survivors.
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