I can confirm your identification of that tornado that hit Somerset saved lives. Many of my coworkers were watching and contacted friends and family well before the sirens began to sound. God bless you and your team
Yes he sure did. My mom was in the hospital in Somerset when that thing hit. We were watching him in real time as it all happened. So thankful for Ryan and his squad.
Ryan, I'm glad you mentioned the fact that you DID issues warnings before the TX floods. I pointed that out as comments on some of the mainstream media channels that were saying it took them completely by surprise, I appreciate your coverage and always rely on you above & beyond anything local TV and radio channels cover. Thank you for your hard work!
Nobody expected 10-15 inches of rain. Especially in the short amount of time it fell. To put in perspective how much fell, it’s equivalent to the amount of water that flows over Niagara Falls in a month and a half!!! NOBODY predicted that. NOBODY predicted this degree of life threatening flooding. Saying it’s a slight risk of flooding in passing doesn’t convey the degree of massive flooding that can cause this degree of mass casualties. It conveys the normal minor flash flooding that everyone down there is used to. I know cause I lived there. This wasn’t that by far.
The Kerrville tragedy has completely broken my heart. I cannot even begin to imagine what these people, their families are going through, and worst of all what those poor little girls endured during the catastrophic event.
The adults who were responsible for these girls should be held accountable for not listening to the flood risk warnings. I went back and watched Ryan's videos from last week and he was talking about an increased risk days in advance. He gets his data from NOAA and the NWS. The warnings were out there. Weather is real folks. Respect it or pay the price. We're in this together so help out if you can. Ryan does a fantastic job of reporting the risks to us all!
@nunyabizness9169 I think it really goes to show that some places just dont have a good local weather forecast source. They dont bother to even look at an app unless it starts to rain or something. It's almost a disservice to people that they arent being made aware of these guys for forecast purposes. FAR superior to most local options, imo.
@nunyabizness9169 he is the best! I live in sw Ontario Canada and I still watch all the updates and live streams here. Bc I get a better understanding of what is headed my way. Ppl around me tell me i need to lighten up when I bring up forecasted potentially destructive weather events and they say I'm just paranoid, but I am & always will be of the "better safe than sorry" mindset. Always.
Thank you for helping Kerrville. I have friends and family there. Lived there 8 years myself, and love that community. Our family is safe, but our hearts are broken for the families that lost family and homes. 😢😢
Same, but he and the rest of the world completely missed the flooding in TX on the 4th. I live in New Braunfels and this is the first I could have benefited from a weather forecast and it wasn’t forecasted
My friend moved to Texas and died in Texas after only 6 months of moving. Moved close to Fort Hood. She told me after moving from Georgia the ground was so dry and the ground was cracking in her yard as if it has never rained. Guess that is the reason for the flood. Dry ground not able to absorb the water that came.
As soon as I got the new of this I said this. I have mentioned Y'all weather to people and they dismiss me with they have an app so they don't have to think anymore. Looks like that is what happened down there. We didn't get a notification on our phone is what they all say.. I'm not too smart you know so that's why I got me this here smart phone is what I hear. Hee Haw
Having spent the first 31 years of my life in Texas and having floated the Guadalupe (among other rivers) even a small amount of rainfall near the headwaters can cause a wall of water to run down these river canyons. The amount they got this go round is absolutely insane 😢😢and my heart absolutely breaks for those Camp Mystic families and others who’s lives are now cut short.
Ryan, my husband and I, and fellow truckers that we have shared your link to, appreciate your hard work. In his business we have multiple resources to tell us “bad weather’s coming “. You are a main resource for real-time warning for us. I can’t urge people enough to follow you. Thank you for your hard work
@rachelwickart275 FYI he sent in the Coast Guard and other military personnel to help with the rescue and recovery efforts. But why make this political right now? People are hurting, lives and businesses are ruined, and all you can think about is "What is the President and the governor doing?" instead of "What can I do to help?" Quit caring about politics and start caring more about how YOU can potentially save lives and ease others' burdens.
@manaspajamas5071 Over 80 lives lost. That's why it's got to be political RIGHT NOW. Next week, nobody will care. That's just the way the news cycle is. Call it out while it's still fresh on people's minds. Not a week later, when nobody cares.
Thank you for stating that there were warnings in Texas - I have had people yelling at me for my suggesting people use emergency radios while camping (I usually take my Midland Weather Radio and change the setting for the area we're staying at) - claiming there were no warnings. I am praying for anyone affected by severe weather.
Thank you for this comment. People are complaining that the 24-hr flood watch (and ultimately the flood warning) stating clearly the likelihood of flooding rains and providing critical reaction time, but they were surprised by the heavy amount of rain. Would they similarly complain if their house was destroyed by a tornado with watches and warnings of state-of-the-art leads times giving them sufficient preparation time?
I was wondering about that also because I live a few miles from the San Jacinto river. Therefore, I set up alerts. It lets me know if the river rises quickly after 15 mins of rain. Was wondering if they had alerts that could be set up in that area.
I’m in the area and by the time the river began to flood it’s was too late. Catastrophic flooding was never on the radar nor did I hear anyone talking about the potential. As the weather event unfold sure but no one was prepared for this. There is a bridge about 20 feet above a rock bed (which I’ve only ever seen a small stream in the is completely underwater
i've heard people there say they received alerts hours after the catastrophic flooding had already unfolded. something went wrong with the warning system, as several people have different versions of what happened. Texas officials in Kerrville have literally said they had no way of predicting this level of catastrophe. if that's true, that means sufficient warning wasn't given and/or something went wrong and they're already trying to cover their tracks.
@elie.bb15 They're waiting for alerts on their phones, phone alerts aren't reliable and only go through when all towers are working (which doesn't usually happen during a storm) Weather radios broadcast using shortwave - so you can have no internet and no phone and it still works - mine saved my butt during a tornado. Like Ryan said - anyone watching the weather previously shouldn't have been caught off guard.
We just moved from New Braunfels and have family living there as well as friends in Austin and all over that area. Thank you for helping out during this difficult time. Made my first donation to you guys today.
Thank you for adding the text in the bottom corner that says what day the graphics are for. Being really clear about “here’s the complete forecast for Monday, here’s the forecast for Tuesday…” really helps those of us who follow you but aren’t such weather junkies we can quickly decipher the universal time zone language that the graphics often carry.
What makes it so tragic is all it would have taken to save lives was to just watch weather forecasts and make wise decisions. Like not camp in flash flooding areas. Or don’t camp if it’s going to rain nearly a foot. So sad
5:00 Blows my mind when people say no one saw this coming. You and Max were talking about this days before it happened. Like you said, no one knew it was going to be this bad, but there was a heads up for millions of people.
@mrc1737 • 9 min ago The Guadapue River aka "The Unforgiven River" down here in Texas. Sadly that river has taken many a lives because it happens every year. But this tragedy happened overnight when many people were asleep and to add to all that on a 4th of July weekend. What gets me angry about all this is that all those countries had been warned about this possibility happening (especially Kerr County where most of those kids camps are located at) and the top authority officials brushed them all off and chose to not act on the threat and well the destruction, devastation and loss of life stuck and it could have possibly all been avoided only "IF" those authorities would have acted upon it a day or at least 12 hours before tragedy happened. My wife and I used to visit those camps years ago because our daughter was a camp counselor at those camps so we know how close to that dangerous river they are located at. When the sun sets and night comes it is pitch black dark out there with very little lighting.
You understand that most people don't get their local weather from a couple dudes on youtube, right? They're tuned into local stations that are more focused on local weather. LOCAL.
@hatchetman3662 No excuse to not be weather-wise if you ask me. There is such an absurd amount of information and resources to have tons of warning for major weather events.
@NiirTheRaccoon Good thing I didn't ask. I stated the reality of the situation. And the reality is that most people look to their local news for local weather information. Not two dudes on youtube.
@hatchetman3662 Everyone has phones nowadays, and it has a wealth of easy to access, free information about anything weather related. The only excuse is laziness or lack of awareness, which aren't very good excuses.
My husband is currently deployed in Kerrville with TX task force 1 for water search and rescue. Kerrville is my hometown. My family still lives there. This has been heartbreaking. Thank you so much, Yall Squad. 💔❤️
Must have told them how much harder it is for Ryan to do his job with cuts to the NWS and NOAA. Ryan can only do so much. This is some terrifying times we are living in.
Must say there is no doubt about Ryan Hall by those who follow him… despite 12 hours on live he never leaves when under severe tornadic activity conditions. He checks in on days between the rough weather, & stays on til the last, last hours….
I don't remember 1987 because we did not have internet then, but WNC is still fresh and foremost on the memory and Texas is looking a lot like Asheville did during Helene.
@Earthboundmike NSFNET and the Backbone (1980s):. The NSFNET, a network funded by the National Science Foundation, became the de facto internet backbone, connecting research and academic institutions World Wide Web and Public Access (1990s):. Tim Berners-Lee's invention of the World Wide Web in 1989 and its subsequent public release in 1991 greatly expanded the internet's reach and accessibility. So it was around in the 80s, but not for the public.
As someone who is living in Central TX thank you for sending support. This has been such a difficult time and everyone is affected in one way or another.
I pray for the people who are being affected by these storms and flash flooding, and god bless your team for the help that you do to care for these people
We're getting hammered by this tropical storm here in central NC at 1:15pm. Moore, Cumberland, Hoke and other counties are getting a massive amount of rain and are under a tornado warning in my specific location. We're in the purple for the next few days. Oy very. Stay safe everyone!
Keep up the excellent, life saving coverage. After Katrina, network weather guys started to exaggerate weather threats, so people stopped taking the threats seriously. (my humble opinion) You don't do that.
People say that the flooding this time in TEXAS was alot worse than 1987. My inlaws live along that Guadalupe River. One certain area got 29 feet of water rise in 1 hour. That's devastating.
Good morning Ryan. Thank you so much for this update. I'm sending blessings from East Texas. I'm praying for my neighbors that suffered from the devastating flood. So very sad 😢. Many still missing.
Knowing how many lives you save and how much you work to be accurate and alert on behalf of people, the cuts for noaa absolutely break my heart. Every single video someone tells you that you saved their life and I just can’t imagine what will happen in the future when the accurate foreknowledge is no longer available
not really. national weather service did ok, but they can do better, and they will. no different than a year ago with the catastrophic flooding in the appalachia. no one thought the thing would sit and park over that area for as long as it did. you can't predict these things completely. that being said, ryan does a great job!
Thank you, Ryan, for sending help to Kerrville. I live in San Antonio and my daughter went to those camps decades ago. Our family have tubed and rafted and camped in the Kerrville area for decades. This hits really hard and close to home. Our hearts are broken. Kerrville could use Starlink; all power and communications have been taken out by this flood. God bless you. Pray for us.
If only thee was a billionaire in Texas who had a connection to someone at StarLink and could get a bunch sent right away.... but then, that would be out of the question since it might show compassion
I heard a report yesterday that Elon Musk was sending Starlink to the area. I know he provided the rescue teams and all first responders with it, this was yesterday. So hopefully having Starlink has helped. He always comes through when it's needed. He seems to be a very compassionate man. It breaks my heart to see and hear of all the destruction. God bless all the first responders and all the rescue teams. Praying for all affected. So very sad.
So many people have been through so much in last few Years... Kentucky was hit so hard .. 😢 remember the broadcast about those - 😮 awful ! Here in NC with Helene still trying to recoupe from that terrible storm / floods.
@angelacarswell-fu5hdwe came down to Asheville to help and it was so bad. My kids wanted to repay the love we felt when people helped us cleanup and when we got into Asheville it broke all of us. We stayed 3 days and I cried the entire time feeling their pain and reliving ours while finding baby photos, yearbooks, family portraits, and partially folded flags from veterans who had lost their homes. I can’t imagine seeing it again first hand. I’d love to go help but mentally I cannot do it.
Local forecasters generally get their weather forecasts from the US Weather Bureau. Which has lost a lot of personnel and information from NOAA because of firings and budget cuts.
Bless Ya’ll squad. Sending prayers to all those who got stuck in this situation who lost their lives and belongings. 💔 Thank you Ryan for your reports 💙
I watched the news and they were putting all the blame on the National Weather Service. But the officials can't put all the blame on the NWS alone. Remember that the at the beginning of the year, the current administration gutted so many departments and the NWS lost over 650 meteorologist, thereby not having the capacity to what it would have been able to predict had the NWS been at their full workforce. The loss of life, which is still growing, the historic amount of rain , and the infrastructure also not able to help people due to the surprising record amounts of flooding. This is so very disheartening to many, not just in Texas, but around the entire USA. I cannot imagine the heartbreak 💔 families are feeling right now. I will continue to pray 🙏 for everyone in Texas affected by this devastating flood. Thank you, Ryan, for being on top of this and having the Y'all Squad to help those in need.
this event has absolutely nothing to do with the cuts. the vital national weather service was there, the potential for a flash flood warning was warned about in advance, but nobody knew how bad it would be, so.......i think they could have done a better job, but we said the same thing last fall with appalachia. hopefully, this admin will get nws better than ever, soon.
@kimberlyevers7031I’m not so sure. The national weather service lost a lot of the positions that it would’ve worked second and third shifts. This disaster happened in the middle of the dark night, so they probably didn’t have anyone working during those times. We really need to have 24 seven people staffing the national weather stations that are scattered around different areas of the country.
They were broadcasting warnings between 2 and 5am. So there definitely was coverage. People weren't taking the alerts and warnings seriously - we all have done it. How many times have you been in a polygon of a Tornado Warning and just said "I'll wait until it either gets closer or turns into a PDS"? Holding the National Weather Service accountable when they provided a ridiculous amount of warnings and notice is spitting in the face that this was a natural disaster that turned out significantly worse than the predictions could have modeled. Instead of blaming people, why not focus solely on the fact that there are still kids missing? Quit turning this into a politics game and be a decent human for a change.
The NWS office in Austin/San Antonio that covers this area normally has two people on staff, that night they had 5 people because they realized the potential for severe weather. They issued flash flood warnings at 12:41AM, 1:14AM and a flash flood emergency at 5:34AM. So how did the NWS fail here, and how is this Trump’s responsibility?
@LeeAnn394 I watch a family in texas outside of Houston. They're building new subdivision without doing the impact studies so this family is having flooding more niw than ever. Makes you wonder if something similar here was happening.
I does happen here though. Look up Kerrville 1932 flood. A friend of our's Mother and her friend had to run from a wall of water coming down the Guadalupe river. They found safety in a cave until the waters receded.
We knew it was going to rain in the Hill Country, Ryan called it. But no one expected what was going to happen. I went through hurricane Harvey and no one expected 52 inches of rain in our neighborhood. Praying for the children to be found, that we find the missing alive. It's going to take the state years to come back from this.
The name of the tropical storm is pronounced Shawn Tell as one word. It's a French name. Thank you Ryan for all you do to warn us all of bad weather. I hope you have a fantastic day my friend, and stay safe ❤️🙂⚘️🌩🌪.
Prayers to the victims and families of the Texas flooding. I just can't imagine. 😢 Thank you Ryan for your continued work. Your channel is a community of love and support. ❤ Thanks to everyone helping in any way, together we can make a difference in some way.
*Thank you Ryan Hall. The problem is people DO NOT take Flash Flood Warnings seriously. DON'T camp on any creek beds or river banks in the hill country, it can kill you. I remember 1987 and previous floods in the same area.* (PS Ryan, Chantal is pronounced Shan-tall)
They were supposed to check the weather before leading the camp of young girls. Also the campers were all supposed to have life vests for boating excursions. How come they didn't wear them? The life vests could have saved their lives.
@Lady_A.R Even wearing life vests would not necessarily have saved the children because of the amount of debris in that rushing water. They also would’ve been prone to hypothermia if they had been in there for any amount of time. Hypothermia causes shock, and shock can kill little people pretty quickly.
Ryan, Thank you and your team for all you do. This includes the relief help yall provide AFTER weather leaves devastation! Prayers for safety all around including ypur storm chasers.
Thank you for helping the flood victims. We do get flash flood warnings when storms come in because we usually have such a drought and very dry ground that can't absorb the rain fast enough. But, it's never this. It's usually "turn around, don't drown," and stay away from the roads if possible and low water crossings. The flood warnings that went out to phones - that wouldn't have made people think THIS was coming, no matter how far in advance they went out. The river rising nearly 30 feet in less than 2 hours and washing houses away? Nobody would have been prepared for that from the usual flood warnings we get.
What many don't realize is in a flash flood, the water may come from MILES away.... your area may not get much rain but up river or in mountains etc they may get MUCH more and the water has to go somewhere following the route of least resistance. NO ONE could have predicted how much rain fell in such a short period of time and how fast the water rose and how high. Especially in the middle of the night! My heartfelt prayers go to everyone affected... especially the parents of the children... As a mother.... I cannot fathom what they are going through not knowing where their children are .... I pray they are all found, if for nothing else but to give their families peace of mind. 😢
Well, after what we went through with Helene, and now flooding basically all over the Globe, I'm going to add life jackets and an inflatable raft to our preps. The sad thing is that we aren't in a flood zone, but that doesn't mean it can't happen to us 😢😢
Barry is still here, hanging out and raining on a lot of the areas that saw 20" of rain over the weekend. Rain remains in the forecast through Tuesday.
We had some super bad storms in Kentucky with LOTS of rain in April, but the rain was spread out over a couple of days. We had some nasty floods, but the floods in Texas are so much worse. I am praying for all affected and I have no doubt that help will be coming and fast. I hear the Cajun Navy is already moving there.
Hey I appreciate y'all coming down here to Texas to help out the folks who were impacted by the flooding. Such a heartbreaking situation. And thanks for all the help you give people all across the country.
Suggest that ppl near water, vacationing or not, have life jackets for all including pets. They will keep ppl and pets floating. Even streams and creeks can become major.
@Haloweee yes I've seen reports that many who were swept away were asleep and had no idea the danger they were in. The OP suggestion is a good one and smart, but just that alone won't save your life if something like this event happens again. You HAVE to have a way to receive warnings via radio or cell phone or whatever. If you don't know what's coming, then you cant anticipate the need for your life jacket. In the case of the river rising 26 feet in 45 minutes (that's almost 7 inches per minute or an inch every 9 seconds) even though that's not literally a flood wall, that's still rising fast enough that if you wait until you can see the river rising, then it'll be too late.
Hey brother I’m in central Jersey and I’ve been watching your channel for a while now but I never imagined a tornado to rip through Jersey! Thanks for the heads up and thank you for everything you and your team do for the country!
I can confirm your identification of that tornado that hit Somerset saved lives. Many of my coworkers were watching and contacted friends and family well before the sirens began to sound. God bless you and your team
I'm so glad you and you coworkers were able to contact your loved ones in plenty of time.
Yes he sure did. My mom was in the hospital in Somerset when that thing hit. We were watching him in real time as it all happened. So thankful for Ryan and his squad.
@AmyDCools I’m curious what the hospital’s response was? Did they execute a dangerous weather plan?
Yay!!!!
@TrollWilkesBooth wait somerset tx?
Ryan, I'm glad you mentioned the fact that you DID issues warnings before the TX floods. I pointed that out as comments on some of the mainstream media channels that were saying it took them completely by surprise, I appreciate your coverage and always rely on you above & beyond anything local TV and radio channels cover. Thank you for your hard work!
yep. i went back today to his weather advice on the 3rd and he said the risk of flooding was there.
Yes, the city was not prepared at all for what happened in Kerrville.
Nobody expected 10-15 inches of rain. Especially in the short amount of time it fell. To put in perspective how much fell, it’s equivalent to the amount of water that flows over Niagara Falls in a month and a half!!! NOBODY predicted that. NOBODY predicted this degree of life threatening flooding. Saying it’s a slight risk of flooding in passing doesn’t convey the degree of massive flooding that can cause this degree of mass casualties. It conveys the normal minor flash flooding that everyone down there is used to. I know cause I lived there. This wasn’t that by far.
@yeshuaiscomingbackrepent2357 Why not? The County spokes person said they ALWAYS get lots of water, the place floods all the time.
@LesaHenderson-wl5dz I’m California my local station on Thursday said it was potential life threatening flash floods.
The Kerrville tragedy has completely broken my heart. I cannot even begin to imagine what these people, their families are going through, and worst of all what those poor little girls endured during the catastrophic event.
The adults who were responsible for these girls should be held accountable for not listening to the flood risk warnings. I went back and watched Ryan's videos from last week and he was talking about an increased risk days in advance. He gets his data from NOAA and the NWS. The warnings were out there. Weather is real folks. Respect it or pay the price. We're in this together so help out if you can. Ryan does a fantastic job of reporting the risks to us all!
Amen, feeling the same 🙏✝️🙏🕊️❤
I know, I’m heartbroken
@nunyabizness9169 I think it really goes to show that some places just dont have a good local weather forecast source. They dont bother to even look at an app unless it starts to rain or something. It's almost a disservice to people that they arent being made aware of these guys for forecast purposes. FAR superior to most local options, imo.
@nunyabizness9169 he is the best! I live in sw Ontario Canada and I still watch all the updates and live streams here. Bc I get a better understanding of what is headed my way. Ppl around me tell me i need to lighten up when I bring up forecasted potentially destructive weather events and they say I'm just paranoid, but I am & always will be of the "better safe than sorry" mindset. Always.
My Sincerest Condolences to those who lost loved one's in Texas.🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you❤
Kerrville is our neighbor.
Same. I’m praying for everyone who lost loved ones
Thank you! Kerrville is to the NW of us we live in SE Texas.
So many children. 🙏🙏
Thank you. Kerrville is close to San Antonio. This is breaking all our hearts. We need prayers.
Thank you for helping Kerrville. I have friends and family there. Lived there 8 years myself, and love that community. Our family is safe, but our hearts are broken for the families that lost family and homes. 😢😢
No words can describe what happened..so sad!!
Thank you, Ryan, and the Y'all Squad for reaching out to victims of storms. Yours and your crew's kindness is incredible. ❤
Bless those families who lost loved one’s ❤
These extreme weather events are specifically why I follow this channel. Thank you for all you do!
Don’t be scared be prepared. It’s been happening for centuries and will continue to happen bc Mother Nature is undefeated.
Ryan, thanks for recognizing the devastation in Central Texas and for providing assistance to residents and relief workers.
The only weatherman I watch. Honest and accurate 💯 Thank you. Praying for Texas 🙏
I second that ♥️🫶🏼 thank for all and your team does
I third that
Amen!
Pray only to God.
Same, but he and the rest of the world completely missed the flooding in TX on the 4th. I live in New Braunfels and this is the first I could have benefited from a weather forecast and it wasn’t forecasted
My friend moved to Texas and died in Texas after only 6 months of moving. Moved close to Fort Hood. She told me after moving from Georgia the ground was so dry and the ground was cracking in her yard as if it has never rained. Guess that is the reason for the flood. Dry ground not able to absorb the water that came.
My condolences!
My condolences for the loss of your friend
So very sorry for the loss of your friend.
I’m so sorry for your loss. 🙏
I am sorry.
You did call the TX flooding before this happened. Thank you
As soon as I got the new of this I said this. I have mentioned Y'all weather to people and they dismiss me with they have an app so they don't have to think anymore. Looks like that is what happened down there. We didn't get a notification on our phone is what they all say.. I'm not too smart you know so that's why I got me this here smart phone is what I hear. Hee Haw
Literally every meteorologist who checked called it. Every local weatherman, every news station.
Praying for all the families during this tragedy!! 😥😥🙏🙏
Having spent the first 31 years of my life in Texas and having floated the Guadalupe (among other rivers) even a small amount of rainfall near the headwaters can cause a wall of water to run down these river canyons. The amount they got this go round is absolutely insane 😢😢and my heart absolutely breaks for those Camp Mystic families and others who’s lives are now cut short.
Amen..so heartbreaking 🙏
Ryan, my husband and I, and fellow truckers that we have shared your link to, appreciate your hard work. In his business we have multiple resources to tell us “bad weather’s coming “. You are a main resource for real-time warning for us. I can’t urge people enough to follow you. Thank you for your hard work
Ryan Hall - America's 🇺🇸 Weatherman ❤
Amen, I always know if weather is going to get rough that Ryan Hall is going to let me know when to run or when to hunker down.
He’s saving lives. Literally! 👍
Bless the Y'all Squad for rushing to help these people.
Where's the pres and the governor -- golfing? Vacationing in Cancun??
@rachelwickart275 FYI he sent in the Coast Guard and other military personnel to help with the rescue and recovery efforts. But why make this political right now? People are hurting, lives and businesses are ruined, and all you can think about is "What is the President and the governor doing?" instead of "What can I do to help?" Quit caring about politics and start caring more about how YOU can potentially save lives and ease others' burdens.
@rachelwickart275 Busy signing the next bill into law, that will cost American lives, I'm sure.
@manaspajamas5071 Over 80 lives lost. That's why it's got to be political RIGHT NOW. Next week, nobody will care. That's just the way the news cycle is. Call it out while it's still fresh on people's minds. Not a week later, when nobody cares.
Thank You Ryan, and Y'all Squad for helping those in need, and thank you for warning anyone you can, whenever you can...God Bless
Thank you for stating that there were warnings in Texas - I have had people yelling at me for my suggesting people use emergency radios while camping (I usually take my Midland Weather Radio and change the setting for the area we're staying at) - claiming there were no warnings. I am praying for anyone affected by severe weather.
Thank you for this comment. People are complaining that the 24-hr flood watch (and ultimately the flood warning) stating clearly the likelihood of flooding rains and providing critical reaction time, but they were surprised by the heavy amount of rain. Would they similarly complain if their house was destroyed by a tornado with watches and warnings of state-of-the-art leads times giving them sufficient preparation time?
I was wondering about that also because I live a few miles from the San Jacinto river. Therefore, I set up alerts. It lets me know if the river rises quickly after 15 mins of rain. Was wondering if they had alerts that could be set up in that area.
I’m in the area and by the time the river began to flood it’s was too late. Catastrophic flooding was never on the radar nor did I hear anyone talking about the potential. As the weather event unfold sure but no one was prepared for this. There is a bridge about 20 feet above a rock bed (which I’ve only ever seen a small stream in the is completely underwater
i've heard people there say they received alerts hours after the catastrophic flooding had already unfolded. something went wrong with the warning system, as several people have different versions of what happened. Texas officials in Kerrville have literally said they had no way of predicting this level of catastrophe. if that's true, that means sufficient warning wasn't given and/or something went wrong and they're already trying to cover their tracks.
@elie.bb15 They're waiting for alerts on their phones, phone alerts aren't reliable and only go through when all towers are working (which doesn't usually happen during a storm) Weather radios broadcast using shortwave - so you can have no internet and no phone and it still works - mine saved my butt during a tornado. Like Ryan said - anyone watching the weather previously shouldn't have been caught off guard.
We just moved from New Braunfels and have family living there as well as friends in Austin and all over that area. Thank you for helping out during this difficult time. Made my first donation to you guys today.
Thank you for adding the text in the bottom corner that says what day the graphics are for. Being really clear about “here’s the complete forecast for Monday, here’s the forecast for Tuesday…” really helps those of us who follow you but aren’t such weather junkies we can quickly decipher the universal time zone language that the graphics often carry.
Who would think independent weather coverage would supercede mainstream media forecasts. Go Y'all Squad!!!!
Indeed...
So many ‘extremely rare’ events have been happening across this globe for a few years now.
What hurts the most with the loss of life is the amount of children that past. Absolutely heart breaking to hear.
What makes it so tragic is all it would have taken to save lives was to just watch weather forecasts and make wise decisions. Like not camp in flash flooding areas. Or don’t camp if it’s going to rain nearly a foot. So sad
They were put in harms way because of ignorance and leaving up to G
Prayers continue for all affected by the TX floods. Tragic.
Prayers didn't stop the flooding or the resulting deaths. Wishful thinking is just that.
@frankmartin8471 We are all only her for a short time. Dissing others is not going to lengthen anyone's time here.
Prayers for Texas and the children yet to be found. Thank you to The whole Y'all Squad Team for all the work Y'all do to keep folks safe. 💜💜
5:00 Blows my mind when people say no one saw this coming. You and Max were talking about this days before it happened. Like you said, no one knew it was going to be this bad, but there was a heads up for millions of people.
@mrc1737 • 9 min ago
The Guadapue River aka "The Unforgiven River" down here in Texas.
Sadly that river has taken many a lives because it happens every year.
But this tragedy happened overnight when many people were asleep and to add to all that on a 4th of July weekend.
What gets me angry
about all this is that all
those countries had been warned about this possibility happening (especially Kerr County where most of those kids camps are located at) and the top authority officials brushed them all off and chose to not act on the threat and well the destruction, devastation and loss of life stuck and it could have possibly all been avoided only "IF" those authorities would have acted upon it a day or at least 12 hours before tragedy happened.
My wife and I used to visit those camps years ago because our daughter was a camp counselor at those camps so we know how close to that dangerous river they are located at.
When the sun sets and night comes it is pitch black dark out there with very little lighting.
You understand that most people don't get their local weather from a couple dudes on youtube, right? They're tuned into local stations that are more focused on local weather. LOCAL.
@hatchetman3662 No excuse to not be weather-wise if you ask me. There is such an absurd amount of information and resources to have tons of warning for major weather events.
@NiirTheRaccoon Good thing I didn't ask. I stated the reality of the situation. And the reality is that most people look to their local news for local weather information. Not two dudes on youtube.
@hatchetman3662 Everyone has phones nowadays, and it has a wealth of easy to access, free information about anything weather related. The only excuse is laziness or lack of awareness, which aren't very good excuses.
My husband is currently deployed in Kerrville with TX task force 1 for water search and rescue. Kerrville is my hometown. My family still lives there. This has been heartbreaking. Thank you so much, Yall Squad. 💔❤️
🙏 for you & all texas 🙂
People were not nice in RUclips comments when I mentioned your channel in the past few weeks. Today, they're much nicer.
Really? 🤔
Must have told them how much harder it is for Ryan to do his job with cuts to the NWS and NOAA. Ryan can only do so much. This is some terrifying times we are living in.
I have yet to hear any independent weather person say that. Keep your political opinions to yourself.c@barbara6058
Must say there is
no doubt about Ryan Hall
by those who follow him… despite 12 hours on live he never leaves when under severe tornadic activity conditions. He checks in on days between the rough weather, & stays on til the last, last hours….
@barbara6058 this is just propaganda
Thank you Ryan and the Y'all squad for all Y'all do ‼️ Prayers for all the folks impacted in the Texas floods 😢
Hey Bryan. I’m not at work today. What happened in Texas is awful. Praying for all involved.
Who's Bryan?
B-Ryan
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Dang autocorrect!
Thanks!
Very kind of you
I don't remember 1987 because we did not have internet then, but WNC is still fresh and foremost on the memory and Texas is looking a lot like Asheville did during Helene.
Do you mean you didn't have internet back then? Pretty sure the internet existed by that point, in one way shape or form.
87? Really man?
@Earthboundmike not in asheville nc it didn't been here all my life and we did not have internet in asheville in 1987...
Helene was awful my heart goes out to Texas water is powerful
@Earthboundmike
NSFNET and the Backbone (1980s):.
The NSFNET, a network funded by the National Science Foundation, became the de facto internet backbone, connecting research and academic institutions
World Wide Web and Public Access (1990s):.
Tim Berners-Lee's invention of the World Wide Web in 1989 and its subsequent public release in 1991 greatly expanded the internet's reach and accessibility.
So it was around in the 80s, but not for the public.
As someone who is living in Central TX thank you for sending support. This has been such a difficult time and everyone is affected in one way or another.
I pray for the people who are being affected by these storms and flash flooding, and god bless your team for the help that you do to care for these people
I love you and how you warn people abt weather you a great person
We're getting hammered by this tropical storm here in central NC at 1:15pm. Moore, Cumberland, Hoke and other counties are getting a massive amount of rain and are under a tornado warning in my specific location. We're in the purple for the next few days. Oy very.
Stay safe everyone!
Prayers for protection!
Keep up the excellent, life saving coverage. After Katrina, network weather guys started to exaggerate weather threats, so people stopped taking the threats seriously. (my humble opinion) You don't do that.
People say that the flooding this time in TEXAS was alot worse than 1987. My inlaws live along that Guadalupe River. One certain area got 29 feet of water rise in 1 hour. That's devastating.
Even with ground baked by drought, it just is not believable that rain by itself caused the flood waters to rise SO HIGH.
@invincibel4007 Ground baked hard by drought won't absorb any water at all; it will all run off.
I hope your family is safe. 🙏🙏
Also, in that area the river narrows and takes a turn lots of things contributed to this devastation.
@pedigreeann Yes, I am aware of that.
God bless the Y'all Squad and those who have and are donating ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Happy Sunday Ryan and the weather family. Everyone in North Carolina and Texas stay safe. Be prepared!
Donating to yall squad and praying for Texas and the families impacted 🙏
Good morning Ryan. Thank you so much for this update. I'm sending blessings from East Texas. I'm praying for my neighbors that suffered from the devastating flood. So very sad 😢. Many still missing.
I’m in Brenham, TX. It still makes my heart hurt for my fellow Texans!
Knowing how many lives you save and how much you work to be accurate and alert on behalf of people, the cuts for noaa absolutely break my heart. Every single video someone tells you that you saved their life and I just can’t imagine what will happen in the future when the accurate foreknowledge is no longer available
I agree 💯% supporting NOAH. Please vote our interests to protect our families and communities. Hamtramck MI Katy
Yes, we need NOAA.
Very tragic with what happened in Texas flash flooding. Prayers to the family and all those involved
Prayers to GOD for these people.
Thoughts and prayers lol
God bless you and your group, Ryan Hall.. may He shower blessings on all that you do. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💗
Thank you for showing up in WV now TX. I hope you know how appreciated you and your team are!
Still praying for the people in northern WV. Love to y'all.
Prayers for those in Texas and in the path of Chantal, stay safe and prepared y’all!
Thank you Y'all Squad for helping❤
Ryan Hall… “you’re our only hope.” ❤️ Thank you and all those on your team for the amazing work you do.
not really. national weather service did ok, but they can do better, and they will. no different than a year ago with the catastrophic flooding in the appalachia. no one thought the thing would sit and park over that area for as long as it did. you can't predict these things completely. that being said, ryan does a great job!
Hi Ryan, I’m from the UK, I just wanted to say, you’re doing an amazing job….. I’m thinking of everyone in Texas …..Jan x🇬🇧💜x
Thank you, Ryan, for sending help to Kerrville. I live in San Antonio and my daughter went to those camps decades ago. Our family have tubed and rafted and camped in the Kerrville area for decades. This hits really hard and close to home. Our hearts are broken. Kerrville could use Starlink; all power and communications have been taken out by this flood. God bless you. Pray for us.
If only thee was a billionaire in Texas who had a connection to someone at StarLink and could get a bunch sent right away.... but then, that would be out of the question since it might show compassion
I heard a report yesterday that Elon Musk was sending Starlink to the area. I know he provided the rescue teams and all first responders with it, this was yesterday. So hopefully having Starlink has helped. He always comes through when it's needed. He seems to be a very compassionate man. It breaks my heart to see and hear of all the destruction. God bless all the first responders and all the rescue teams. Praying for all affected. So very sad.
Ryan -thank you! Thank you to everyone who has helped.
I thank my God my son and grandson is ok thank u Jesus Christ Amen
My heart breaks for Texas. The 2022 flood in Kentucky got us and our home. It was like PTSD seeing the news reports
So many people have been through so much in last few Years... Kentucky was hit so hard .. 😢 remember the broadcast about those - 😮 awful ! Here in NC with Helene still trying to recoupe from that terrible storm / floods.
That's right! Kentucky has been hit a few times just recently. It's scary! Alot of flooding! 2025 I feel like we have seen more rain than usual
@angelacarswell-fu5hdwe came down to Asheville to help and it was so bad. My kids wanted to repay the love we felt when people helped us cleanup and when we got into Asheville it broke all of us. We stayed 3 days and I cried the entire time feeling their pain and reliving ours while finding baby photos, yearbooks, family portraits, and partially folded flags from veterans who had lost their homes. I can’t imagine seeing it again first hand. I’d love to go help but mentally I cannot do it.
Thank you Ryan & everybody at Y'all Squad! We love and appreciate everything y'all do to help folks in the worst of times. God bless! 🤍
We watch you more than our local forecasters because you are spot on with your weather predictions and forecast.
Local forecasters generally get their weather forecasts from the US Weather Bureau. Which has lost a lot of personnel and information from NOAA because of firings and budget cuts.
Bless Ya’ll squad. Sending prayers to all those who got stuck in this situation who lost their lives and belongings. 💔 Thank you Ryan for your reports 💙
I watched the news and they were putting all the blame on the National Weather Service. But the officials can't put all the blame on the NWS alone. Remember that the at the beginning of the year, the current administration gutted so many departments and the NWS lost over 650 meteorologist, thereby not having the capacity to what it would have been able to predict had the NWS been at their full workforce.
The loss of life, which is still growing, the historic amount of rain , and the infrastructure also not able to help people due to the surprising record amounts of flooding. This is so very disheartening to many, not just in Texas, but around the entire USA. I cannot imagine the heartbreak 💔 families are feeling right now. I will continue to pray 🙏 for everyone in Texas affected by this devastating flood.
Thank you, Ryan, for being on top of this and having the Y'all Squad to help those in need.
this event has absolutely nothing to do with the cuts. the vital national weather service was there, the potential for a flash flood warning was warned about in advance, but nobody knew how bad it would be, so.......i think they could have done a better job, but we said the same thing last fall with appalachia. hopefully, this admin will get nws better than ever, soon.
@kimberlyevers7031I’m not so sure. The national weather service lost a lot of the positions that it would’ve worked second and third shifts. This disaster happened in the middle of the dark night, so they probably didn’t have anyone working during those times. We really need to have 24 seven people staffing the national weather stations that are scattered around different areas of the country.
They were broadcasting warnings between 2 and 5am. So there definitely was coverage. People weren't taking the alerts and warnings seriously - we all have done it. How many times have you been in a polygon of a Tornado Warning and just said "I'll wait until it either gets closer or turns into a PDS"? Holding the National Weather Service accountable when they provided a ridiculous amount of warnings and notice is spitting in the face that this was a natural disaster that turned out significantly worse than the predictions could have modeled. Instead of blaming people, why not focus solely on the fact that there are still kids missing? Quit turning this into a politics game and be a decent human for a change.
The NWS office in Austin/San Antonio that covers this area normally has two people on staff, that night they had 5 people because they realized the potential for severe weather. They issued flash flood warnings at 12:41AM, 1:14AM and a flash flood emergency at 5:34AM. So how did the NWS fail here, and how is this Trump’s responsibility?
Thank you and your team for your work. You are filling a void and saving lives.
It's odd....the flood in Texas reminds me soo much of what happened in the NC mountains.
It totally does.
@LeeAnn394 I watch a family in texas outside of Houston. They're building new subdivision without doing the impact studies so this family is having flooding more niw than ever. Makes you wonder if something similar here was happening.
I does happen here though. Look up Kerrville 1932 flood. A friend of our's Mother and her friend had to run from a wall of water coming down the Guadalupe river. They found safety in a cave until the waters receded.
Love what you do Ryan. Keep it up.
It’s 59 people now that are deceased in Texas and it’s on the rise 😢😢😢
Increased to 67 😢
Have They Found All The Girls From That Camp? If Not, That Number May Go Up.
@collinkeyser6827 Be more worried about WHO finds them first tbh
Oh.. that's awful.. I'd only heard 59 earlier. 😢 @andreag7958
70 now. 😩
Prayers for all those in TX 🙏
This tragedy affects everyone especially in the state in TX. This hits home as a native Texan. Thank you for the prayers for our state of Texas!!
Prayers to the lost and their families in Texas 😢
Praying they all are blessed with the strength to bear their loss. It’s heartbreaking😢
Ryan, you are one of the heroes going into devastated areas to help people and animals. Thankyou !
And yes, it's raining in NC.😊❤
Got my Ryan Hall Y'all Midland emergency radio today / after what happened in Central Texas Hill Country, very glad to have this! Thanks guys.
We knew it was going to rain in the Hill Country, Ryan called it. But no one expected what was going to happen. I went through hurricane Harvey and no one expected 52 inches of rain in our neighborhood. Praying for the children to be found, that we find the missing alive. It's going to take the state years to come back from this.
Flash flooding in the mountains is terrifying, prayers for strength and endurance for all the families. God bless Texas
Prayers for the families who lost loved ones in the flood.
As a native of the Texas Hill Country, thank you for sending resources. Our hearts are absolutely shattered 💔
as a summer camp employee myself its heartbreaking and sad to see that horrible news
Prayers for those in Texas.
Tragic and heartbreaking.
Thank you Ryan 🙏
Coolest summer and rainest here in Texas in my 68 years
Ryan you are a God send. You not only tell us the weather. You make us understand the weather.
The name of the tropical storm is pronounced Shawn Tell as one word. It's a French name. Thank you Ryan for all you do to warn us all of bad weather. I hope you have a fantastic day my friend, and stay safe ❤️🙂⚘️🌩🌪.
Pray for Kerrville and Hill Country in TX please. I have family there.
Prayers to the victims and families of the Texas flooding. I just can't imagine. 😢
Thank you Ryan for your continued work. Your channel is a community of love and support. ❤
Thanks to everyone helping in any way, together we can make a difference in some way.
*Thank you Ryan Hall. The problem is people DO NOT take Flash Flood Warnings seriously. DON'T camp on any creek beds or river banks in the hill country, it can kill you. I remember 1987 and previous floods in the same area.*
(PS Ryan, Chantal is pronounced Shan-tall)
They were supposed to check the weather before leading the camp of young girls. Also the campers were all supposed to have life vests for boating excursions. How come they didn't wear them?
The life vests could have saved their lives.
I believe it hit them at 4am when most were sleeping
@Lady_A.R Even wearing life vests would not necessarily have saved the children because of the amount of debris in that rushing water. They also would’ve been prone to hypothermia if they had been in there for any amount of time. Hypothermia causes shock, and shock can kill little people pretty quickly.
Ryan, your forecast a week ago brought out the possibility of this happening. My heart and prays go out to those folks.
Thank you for always looking out for us all!
Ryan, Thank you and your team for all you do. This includes the relief help yall provide AFTER weather leaves devastation! Prayers for safety all around including ypur storm chasers.
Thanks, Ryan! Thank you, Y’all Squad for helping Texas! Heartbreaking loss 🙏
Thank you for helping the flood victims. We do get flash flood warnings when storms come in because we usually have such a drought and very dry ground that can't absorb the rain fast enough. But, it's never this. It's usually "turn around, don't drown," and stay away from the roads if possible and low water crossings. The flood warnings that went out to phones - that wouldn't have made people think THIS was coming, no matter how far in advance they went out. The river rising nearly 30 feet in less than 2 hours and washing houses away? Nobody would have been prepared for that from the usual flood warnings we get.
I love how you went into detail of the torrential rain over Texas thank you 🙏.
torrential :) its a hard one..
Truly thankful to have guys like Ryan who actually care about this whole weather thing. We need you more than ever my friend
Prayers for those impacted by storm🙏
The Y'all Squad is definitely needed in Kerr County Texas !! And much appreciated.. thanks for all that you do..
What many don't realize is in a flash flood, the water may come from MILES away.... your area may not get much rain but up river or in mountains etc they may get MUCH more and the water has to go somewhere following the route of least resistance. NO ONE could have predicted how much rain fell in such a short period of time and how fast the water rose and how high. Especially in the middle of the night! My heartfelt prayers go to everyone affected... especially the parents of the children... As a mother.... I cannot fathom what they are going through not knowing where their children are .... I pray they are all found, if for nothing else but to give their families peace of mind. 😢
Thank you! The Y'all Squad will be welcome!
Well, after what we went through with Helene, and now flooding basically all over the Globe, I'm going to add life jackets and an inflatable raft to our preps. The sad thing is that we aren't in a flood zone, but that doesn't mean it can't happen to us 😢😢
Barry is still here, hanging out and raining on a lot of the areas that saw 20" of rain over the weekend. Rain remains in the forecast through Tuesday.
We had some super bad storms in Kentucky with LOTS of rain in April, but the rain was spread out over a couple of days. We had some nasty floods, but the floods in Texas are so much worse. I am praying for all affected and I have no doubt that help will be coming and fast. I hear the Cajun Navy is already moving there.
We appreciate you, Ryan. Prayers for everyone affected by the storms and flooding. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💔
currently in San Antonio and it’s devastating to see it happen. my heart goes out to those family and friends of people lost and missing🫶🏻
Hey I appreciate y'all coming down here to Texas to help out the folks who were impacted by the flooding. Such a heartbreaking situation.
And thanks for all the help you give people all across the country.
Suggest that ppl near water, vacationing or not, have life jackets for all including pets. They will keep ppl and pets floating. Even streams and creeks can become major.
Unfortunately I think some of the people who died in this were caught completely unaware because it was moving so fast. 😢
@Haloweee yes I've seen reports that many who were swept away were asleep and had no idea the danger they were in.
The OP suggestion is a good one and smart, but just that alone won't save your life if something like this event happens again. You HAVE to have a way to receive warnings via radio or cell phone or whatever. If you don't know what's coming, then you cant anticipate the need for your life jacket. In the case of the river rising 26 feet in 45 minutes (that's almost 7 inches per minute or an inch every 9 seconds) even though that's not literally a flood wall, that's still rising fast enough that if you wait until you can see the river rising, then it'll be too late.
@Haloweeeyeah :( it happened at 3-4 in the morning
Life jackets might help some, but they won’t save your life in a rushing torrent like this full of debris and very cold.
@fleetskipper1810
Yes, they will help. Better to have one than not. I know.
Hey brother I’m in central Jersey and I’ve been watching your channel for a while now but I never imagined a tornado to rip through Jersey! Thanks for the heads up and thank you for everything you and your team do for the country!
I think what you're doing by collecting donations for individuals affected by weather events is amazing 👏 TY ❤️
Thank you for being our hands, feet, and heart through The Y’all Squad. ❤