The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called "Flash Flood Alley."

Texas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, where shallow rivers wind among hills and through rugged valleys. That geography also makes it one of the deadliest places in the U.S. for flash flooding.

Multiple rare earthquakes strike San Antonio-area town within days The second one was a 3.6 magnitude earthquake. By Candice Avila-Garcia , Deputy Editor Jan 31, 2025

To put the Crabapple Fire burn scar in perspective, when overlaid over San Antonio, it’s the equivalent of a burned area from roughly St. Mary’s University, through downtown, then over to the ...

Steep hills, shallow soils and a fault zone have made Hill Country, also called "flash flood alley," one of the state's most dangerous regions.

An interactive map of wildfires burning around San Antonio, the Hill Country and across Texas. Here are the latest updates on active fires. This app works best with JavaScript enabled.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the area stretching from San Antonio eastward/northeastward needs to get much wetter – to the tune of nine to 12 inches of rain – to ...