Nueces River Flooding of July, 2002
Excessive rainfall in the Nueces River Basin led to flash flooding and eventually major river flooding along the
Nueces River from Cotulla to Calallen.
The flooding across the Nueces River Basin began on July 1st. A River Flood Statement was first issued
for the Nueces River early on the 1st. As the rain continued this statement was followed by Flash Flood
warnings across many of our western counties. Things began snow-balling as the day progressed and by the afternoon
of the 1st, flooding was in full tilt across the northern areas of the Nueces Basin. Thunderstorms and
heavy rain continued off and on from the 1st through the 16th.
The Nueces at Cotulla went above flood stage for the first time for this event on the afternoon of the 1st.
As the evening progressed the rain continued and caused many of the smaller rivers and creeks across the area
to approach, or exceed flood stages.
July the 1st was a precursor of what was to be, in many areas, record, or near record floods.
View Graphs. And Photo's.
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Preliminary Nueces River Crests:
At Cotulla a crest of 21.6 feet on July 16 at 2:00 AM CDT.
At Tilden a crest of 23.29 feet on July 16 at 7:45 AM CDT.
At Three Rivers a crest of 43.19 feet on July 16 at 10:30 PM CDT and still rising.
At Mathis a crest of 38.13 feet on July 16 at 11:30 PM CDT and still rising.
At Bluntzer a crest of 31.78 feet on July 17 at 9:45 AM CDT and still rising.
At Calallen a crest of 11.46 feet on July 17 at 11:45 AM CDT and still rising.
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