Will Texas’s flash floods occur on the St. John’s River in Florida? What does the expert say
The dozens of people remained unforgettable as the Guadalupe River soared after the heavy rains in Texas, and it is worth mentioning whether the same catastrophic flooding will occur along the St. Johns River in Florida.
Here are what happened in Texas and what factors, if any, could affect similar situations in the 310 miles of St. John’s River in Florida.
What happened during the July 4 flood in Texas?
The country in Mount Texas is no stranger to extreme flooding.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Guadalupe has been flooded more than a dozen times since 1978, but the Independence Day flooding is one of the worst in its history.
Members of the Texsar volunteer search and rescue team meet and discuss the mission, then go out to find the victim. The organization deployed 50 volunteers and six Swift-Water Rescue ships to find victims of the recent Texas flood. Mandatory Credit: Rick Jervis-Usa via Imagen Images today
Alan Gerard lowered the “fearing” situation in larger areas from July 3 to 5 to cause several factors (in one of the worst locations) to come together, and the scene dropped to 16 inches in larger areas.
Hill Country is a central and southern Texas area, also known as “From Torrent Lane” because of its tendency and anger tendency toward extreme rainfall.
It will pour heavy rain as the American humid air renamed from the Gulf of Mexico moves along steep hills.
Family and friends on Sunday, July 6, 2025, on a house on the north side of San Angelo, Texas, after the historic July 4 flood.
What is “Smoothing Lane?”
According to Accuweather, the Balcones Cliff is a geological feature that matches Interstate 35 in Texas, marking the edge of the Flash Torrent Lane.
The inactive fault zone formed the rise of the topography of the area, which enhanced the passage of the storm system, causing them to dump more rain there than elsewhere.
After the July 4 flood, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, vehicles stacked on each other on the banks of the Ingram Guadalup River.
The transition from elevated mountain villages to coastal plains has exacerbated the possibility of flooding, according to experts from the Colorado River Sub-Authorit Administration. Furthermore, the landscape is characterized by very thin soil that does not absorb too much rain.
These factors combine warm, humid air in the Gulf fuel storm, allowing them to dump large amounts of rain in a short time on dusty soil.
Are there similar mountain floods on the St. John’s River?
While Florida has no shortage of humid tropical air that causes rainfall that causes catastrophic Texas flooding, Jessie Schaper, meteorologist and hydrology program manager for the Melbourne National Weather Service, said flooding along the St. John River was flooded.
“Absolutely not,” Shepper said of the possibility of Florida’s flash flooding.
“We don’t have the terrain we’re doing here in rural Texas, so we never saw that kind of thing in St. Johns,” she said. “It’s a very slow river. It drains a lot of areas, but it’s basically flat.”
The St. John’s River drops very low at altitude, less than 310 miles in length. According to the St. John’s River Water Management District, this means an average of about 1 inch per mile, making it one of the “lazy” rivers in the world.
“Think about the water in the tray. It’s really all. It flows slowly and it takes a long time to drain the water out into the Atlantic Ocean. We can’t see the rain rushing down the side of the mountain towards the St. Johns River.”
The road to Astor’s South Moonfish Camp was closed due to flooding of the St. John River caused by Hurricane Milton. Despite the flooding caused by tropical storms and hurricanes in Florida, the state has few chances to see flooding, such as floods that damage Texas.
Another key difference between Texas and Florida is soil, Spree said.
“We could see a heavy rain event, but the terrain in Florida is completely different from that in Texas,” she said. “We have very sandy soil and it absorbs water very quickly. The three-inch rain here looks very different from the three-inch west, where there is rocky soil.”
How does Hurricane Flood compare to floods in Texas?
Meanwhile, flooding is part of the recent tropical storms and hurricanes from Ian and Nicole to Milton in recent fall, as anyone on the historic Midtown area of Daytona Beach or the St. Johns River near Deland can prove it.
On October 11, 2022, the highest peak of the historic peak of the St. John River near Deland was recorded at 6.33 feet during tropical storm Ian, according to the National Weather Service.
This flooding is associated with a flash flood that destroys Texas, Schaper said.
“Of course we’re worried about it during hurricane season, but it has nothing to do with flash flooding,” she said. “It’s more about long-term flooding once and once, which can last for weeks or months rather than a sharp rise in Texas.
“During Milton, we saw 15 inches of rain, and 20 inches in some locations in Ian,” she said. She noted that those totals are within the larger 16 inches range of rural Texas Hills over the holiday weekend.
While flash flooding is not a specific issue, Florida tends to be storm surges caused by hurricanes, with flooding increasing numbers as flooding occurs. Whether from coastal storm currents or inland precipitation, these events are more risky or more than hurricane winds.
Dinah Pulver, a reporter for USA Today, contributed to the report.
This article was originally published in the Daytona Beach News: Will Texas-style flash floods occur on the St. Johns River in Florida?
