In July 1987, an eerily similar flood struck campers along the Guadalupe River. In the early morning of July 17, 1987, between 5 and 10 inches of rain fell across the upper Guadalupe River basin, according to the National Weather Service,

The NWS told Newsweek that flash flood warnings were issued on the night of Thursday July 3 and in the early morning of Friday July 4. Flash floods in Texas' Hill Country, which began on Friday, have killed at least 80 people while others remain missing or displaced,