| Nueces River at Cotulla | ||||||||
| Forecast Products Issued by NWS Corpus Christi | ||||||||
| Date | Time | Product | Stage | Fcst-Level | Fcst-Date | Flood Stage | Impact | |
| 7/1 | 5:38 PM | FLW | 17.2 | 24 HRS | ||||
| 7/1 | 6:58 PM | FLS | 18 | 23.8 | 7/2 | 15 | Moderate | |
| 7/1 | 11:25 PM | FLS | 19.3 | 12 HRS | 15 | Moderate | ||
| 7/2 | 12:20 PM | FLS | 16.4 | 29 | 7/3 | 15 | Minor | |
| 7/2 | 3:35 PM | FLS | 15.3 | 28.9 | 7/3 7AM | 15 | Minor | |
| 7/2 | 8:53 PM | ESF | 24 HRS | 15 | Minor | |||
| 7/2 | 11:19 PM | FLS | 13.1 | 29.2 | 7/3 7AM | 15 | 0 | |
| 7/3 | 12:07 PM | FLS | 11.9 | Crested | Falling | 15 | Moderate | |
| 7/3 | 2:15 PM | FLS | 11.9 | Crested | Falling | 15 | Moderate | |
| 7/3 | 10:25 PM | FLS | 18.3 | Falling | 15 | Moderate | ||
| 7/4 | 11:45 AM | FLS | 18.3 | 27 | 7/5 | 15 | Moderate | |
| 7/4 | 10:40 PM | FLS | 15.8 | 26.9 | 7/5 7PM | 15 | Moderate | |
| 7/5 | 12:02 PM | FLS | 18.5 | 33 | 7/7 7AM | 15 | Moderate | |
| 7/5 | 11:20 PM | FLS | 20.5 | 31-35 | 7/6-7/7 | 15 | Moderate | |
| 7/6 | 8:33 AM | FLS | 20.5 | 31-35 | 7/6-7/7 | 15 | Moderate | |
| 7/6 | 1:00 PM | FLS | 19.9 | 31-33 | 7/6 | 15 | Moderate | |
| 7/6 | 11:20 PM | FLS | 19.3 | 29-30 | 7/7 early | 15 | Moderate | |
| 7/7 | 1:15 PM | FLS | 19.6 | Falling | 15 | Moderate | ||
| 7/7 | 10:15 PM | FLS | 20.5 | Falling | 15 | Moderate | ||
| 7/8 | 12:40 PM | FLS | 21.3 | Falling | 15 | Moderate | ||
| 7/8 | 9:55 PM | FLS | 21.3 | Falling | 15 | Moderate | ||
| 7/9 | 11:30 AM | FLS | 20.7 | Falling | 15 | Moderate | ||
| 7/9 | 10:10 PM | FLS | 19.8 | 15 | Moderate | |||
| 7/10 | 9:55 AM | FLS | 18.9 | 21-22 | 7/10 7PM | 15 | Moderate | |
| 7/10 | 10:15 PM | FLS | 17.4 | 21-22 | 7/10 7PM | 15 | Moderate | |
| 7/11 | 9:55 AM | FLS | 16.3 | Falling | 15 | 0 | ||
| 7/11 | 10:15 PM | FLS | 14.8 | 25.8 | 7/10 | 15 | 0 | |
| 7/12 | 11:30 AM | FLS | 13.7 | Minor | ||||
| 7/12 | 9:55 PM | FLS | 12.9 | Minor | ||||
| 7/13 | 11:35 AM | FLS | 12.4 | Minor | ||||
| 7/13 | 10:05 PM | FLS | 11.9 | Falling | 15 | |||
| 7/14 | 11:50 AM | FLS | 11.3 | Falling | 15 | |||
| 7/14 | 9:32 AM | FLS | 11 | 12.5 | 7/16 | 15 | Minor | |
| 7/15 | 2:56 PM | FLS | 11.1 | 12.5 | 7/16 | 15 | Minor | |
| 7/15 | 10:55 AM | FLS | 12.7 | 15 | 7/17 1PM | 15 | 0 | |
| 7/15 | 2:05 PM | FLS | 12.7 | 15 | 7/17 1PM | 15 | 0 | |
| The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Corpus Christi issued a total of 35 river forecast | ||||||||
| updates for the Nueces River at Cotulla during this flood event. The initial River Flood | ||||||||
| warning was issued at 5:38 PM on July 1, 2002. The river reached the flood stage of 15 feet at | ||||||||
| 3:15 PM on July 1, 2002. The River Crested at 21.6 feet at 1:15 AM on July 16, 2002. | ||||||||
| FLW = River Flood Warning | FLS = River Flood Statement | ESF = River Flood Outlook | ||||||
| Stage = Latest River Stage (feet) | Flood Stage = Flood Stage (feet) | Impact = Forecast Impact | ||||||
| Fcst-Level = River Crest Forecast (feet) | Fcst-Date = Date of River Crest Forecast | |||||||