The flooding brought the Guadalupe to its second-highest point in history, according to the National Weather Service, which urged people in the affected area to move to higher ground.

Heavy rains are unleashing a “catastrophic” and deadly flood of Texas’ Guadalupe River on Friday. People have died in Kerr County in Hill Country and roads are washed out in Kerrville in Hill Country, authorities said.

Heavy rain caused deadly flooding in communities along the Guadalupe River in central Texas, early on Friday, July 4. The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office said multiple people had died in the “catastrophic” flooding event.