*Camp Mystic: Flooding In Texas Could Not Of Been Prevented*

[odanny]

Being a weather company owner and broadcaster, I won’t camp nor stay near rivers. I’ve seen too many normally 15 feet wide one foot deep turn into raging torrents 150 feet wide and over 10 feet deep. Tidal flooding I worry about almost not at all as it usually takes several days to occur, these things happen in 60 minutes. Read about the Rapid City killer in the 70’s, just incredible like this one

This flood might very well exceed the death total of the 1972 flood you brought up. Both occurring at night add to the death total.

In the Black Hills of Western South Dakota. 15 inches (380 mm) of rain in a small area over the Black Hills caused Rapid Creek and other waterways to overflow. Severe flooding of residential and commercial properties in Rapid City occurred when Canyon Lake Dam became clogged with debris and failed in the late evening hours of June 9 resulting in 238 deaths and 3,057 injuries

 

[chesswarsnow]

Sorry bout that,

1. Its not global warming, we have had a cool summer so far here inTexas.
2. That flood was brought on by, GOD.
3. Best you know when GOD does something, learn your lesson, be humble, dont start trying to paint this as a natural disaster, see if for what it is, stop the cover up, this was a real bad flood, dont try to white wash it.
4. Tragic as its been, people should know that is a time where GOD did something.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

 

[Paddlefoot]

They just put up there next year's camping schedule up. But it is likely they will need the year to cleanup and rebuild.

Future Camp Dates | Camp Mystic for Girls

www.campmystic.com

First Term (4 weeks)
Open: Friday, May 29th, 2026
Close: Thursday, June 25th, 2026
Camp cleared June 25th, 2026 by 1:00 p.m.

Second Term (4 weeks)
Open: Sunday, June 28th, 2026
Close: Saturday, July 25th, 2026
Camp cleared July 25th, 2026 by 1:00 p.m.

Third Term (2 weeks)
Open: Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
Close: Sunday, August 9th, 2026
Camp cleared August 9th, 2026 by 1:00 p.m.

 

[chesswarsnow]

They just put up there next year's camping schedule up. But it is likely they will need the year to cleanup and rebuild.

Future Camp Dates | Camp Mystic for Girls

www.campmystic.com

First Term (4 weeks)
Open: Friday, May 29th, 2026
Close: Thursday, June 25th, 2026
Camp cleared June 25th, 2026 by 1:00 p.m.

Second Term (4 weeks)
Open: Sunday, June 28th, 2026
Close: Saturday, July 25th, 2026
Camp cleared July 25th, 2026 by 1:00 p.m.

Third Term (2 weeks)
Open: Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
Close: Sunday, August 9th, 2026
Camp cleared August 9th, 2026 by 1:00 p.m.

Sorry bout that,

1. I will be sure to send my kids down there! not!!!!
2. They should shut down.
3. The dream has died, thrown into the river with the dead girls.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

 

[Paddlefoot]

90% of the deaths are adults. But really lets wait to read the new rules for the area to say if no to. The camps and river is the whole economy to the area.

State lawmakers begin laying out plans to improve disaster response, preparedness after deadly flooding across Texas

The first bills related to revamping disaster preparedness in the aftermath of the deadly flooding have been filed.

www.wfaa.com

 

[Paddlefoot]

Sorry bout that,

1. I will be sure to send my kids down there! not!!!!
2. They should shut down.
3. The dream has died, thrown into the river with the dead girls.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

Granted these kids are handicapped. But there parents have no problem with packing this camp down the river right now. It is full. CAMP C.A.M.P.

 

[chesswarsnow]

Sorry bout that,

1. Board up the doors, close it down for the good of the children, bring in a new economic future to this remote area, this lack of judgement kills the children, its not worth the risk, close if all down.
2. Do it or watch more children get washed down the river.
3. If you send your children down to this camp, you should be jailed, for child abuse, you couldn't be more uncaring, throw your useless ass into jail!

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

 

[Paddlefoot]

 

[chesswarsnow]

Sorry bout that,

1. WRONGFUL DEATH, rings a bell.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

 

[Paddlefoot]

Sorry bout that,

1. WRONGFUL DEATH, rings a bell.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

The camp will rebuild and the county will run off those old fart desk jockeys.

 

[chesswarsnow]

Sorry bout that,

1. There wont be enough left after the deads families, file all the law suits, this is 130 or so souls that died, and their families want to be paid, I think this kinda set back would end most endeavors, lets say they need about 1 billion dollars, just to pay the claims, I dont think insurance will cover all that, we will see.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

 

[candycorn]

You build a 50’ wall, a 51’ flood beats it. Flooding will always take place. You can mitigate it but not prevent it. Loss of life is optional though. They planned poorly; they were allowed to plan poorly and they should be held responsible.

Back when I lived there, tort reform was pushed through by the GOP to prevent groups and organizations and companies from having to pay out too much in cases like this where they are clearly at fault.

 

[Skylar]

Haven't seen anyone claim the weather could have been prevented---just the tragedy could have

That's my take as well. No one is saying that the flood was to be stopped. But that

1) no camp should have been there
2) the warning system was tragically inadequate
3) the people of Kern county had ample opportunity to install a warning system, including sirens, and chose not to
4) that DOGE cuts to the NOAA and NWS may have contributed to the lack of coordination of warnings

That last one is the strongest argument, imo, as demonstrated by both the open position of the warning coordination meteorologist in San Antonio and the mad dash for rehiring for many of the cut positions in the NOAA and NWS.

Rehiring for the same positions is a tacit admission that the cuts were a mistake.

 

[Dekster]

That's my take as well. No one is saying that the flood was to be stopped. But that

1) no camp should have been there
2) the warning system was tragically inadequate
3) the people of Kern county had ample opportunity to install a warning system, including sirens, and chose not to
4) that DOGE cuts to the NOAA and NWS may have contributed to the lack of coordination of warnings

That last one is the strongest argument, imo, as demonstrated by both the open position of the warning coordination meteorologist in San Antonio and the mad dash for rehiring for many of the cut positions in the NOAA and NWS.

Rehiring for the same positions is a tacit admission that the cuts were a mistake.

I agree with your 1-3 but not your 4. The warning went out, it just went out in the middle of the night when everybody was sleep. Just sucky timing. I read they had extra people on staff that night in Texas

 

[Skylar]

I agree with your 1-3 but not your 4. The warning went out, it just went out in the middle of the night when everybody was sleep. Just sucky timing. I read they had extra people on staff that night in Texas

There was a specific role in the San Antonio offices of the NWS that was open due to DOGE cuts called the Warning Coordination Meteorologist . Coordinating warnings in this type of situation is exactly what this meteorologist would have done.

If he hadn't been purged as part of the DOGE cut.

Both the NOAA and NWS are frantically rehiring hundreds of the roles they purged under DOGE. And at considerable expense, as they have to train the people in roles that were already filled with professionals who were well trained, most with years of experience.

The rehiring for the exact same roles is a tacit admission by the federal government that they made a mistake in purging as many as they did under the DOGE cuts. These cuts have consequence. Often measured in human lives.

 

[chesswarsnow]

Sorry bout that,

1. Lets face it, G-D's face wasnt shinning on * CAMP MYSTIC *.
2. Easy to see why.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

 

[Skylar]

Sorry bout that,

1. Lets face it, G-D's face wasnt shinning on * CAMP MYSTIC *.
2. Easy to see why.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

The word 'MYSTIC' means that God kills 35 little girls?

That's not great PR for your version of what God is.

 

[chesswarsnow]

The word 'MYSTIC' means that God lets 35 little girls die?

That's not great PR for your version of what God is.

Sorry bout that,

1. Maybe they lay out the dead girls on the parking lot, and have some mystical person raise them up to LIFE.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

 

[Skylar]

Sorry bout that,

1. Maybe they lay out the dead girls on the parking lot, and have some mystical person raise them up to LIFE.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

Or maybe your conception of God reflects who you are. And maybe you're not a very good person if you're insinuating that God murdered 35 little girls because someone named the camp 'MYSTIC'?

The MAGA version of God seems like quite the petty, vindictive asshole.

 

[chesswarsnow]

Or maybe your conception of God reflects who you are. And maybe you're not a very good person if you're insinuating that God murdered 35 little girls because someone named the camp 'MYSTIC'?

The MAGA version of God seems like quite the petty, vindictive asshole.

Sorry bout that,

1. Why not renamed the camp, call it * CAMP SATAN * see what will happen then.
2. I wouldn't doubt that whole area will be sucked down into hell the uttermost depth of hellfire.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas