000 WGUS84 KCRP 151418 FLSCRP TXC057-175-297-469-160818- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 918 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 ...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH TEXAS... ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHITSETT...SAN ANTONIO RIVER AT GOLIAD...GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA...BLOOMINGTON .RECENT RAINFALL OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP THE AFOREMENTIONED RIVERS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD AFFECT CREST FORECASTS. FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV SLASH CRP. CLICK ON THE RIVER FORECASTS IMAGE AT THE TOP...THEN CLICK ON THE FORECAST POINT. TXC297-160818- 918 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHITSETT. * UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 08AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.6 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE ATASCOSA RIVER WHITSETT 20 30.6 THU 08 AM 26.1 18.0 5.0 4.1 4.0 $$ TXC057-175-469-160818- 918 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AT GOLIAD. * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 09AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE YESTEDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 36.4 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 35.0 FEET MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. ROADS...MANY CAMP SITES...RV AND TEMPORARY SHELTER SITES IN GOLIAD STATE PARK FLOOD. HUNDREDS OF LIVESTOCK DOWNSTREAM IN THE FLOOD PLAIN ARE CUT OFF AND POTENTIALLY DROWN. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE SAN ANTONIO RIVER GOLIAD 25 29.6 THU 09 AM 34.4 36.4 31.1 17.7 11.9 $$ TXC057-469-160818- 918 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 08AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY YESTERDAY AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 28.6 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING. * AT 28.5 FEET WATER IS IN THE FIRST PARKING LOT ON MCCRIGHT AND IN THE FIELD ACROSS FROM THE ZOO. WATER REACHES SPRING CREEK DRIVE AT THE RAILROAD UNDERPASS...AND MAY BEGIN TO FLOW OVER CONSTITUTION AND CRAIG. THE OLD TOWN AREA MAY BE THREATENED. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR BLOOMINGTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 05AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.4 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE YESTERDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.2 FEET BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 27.0 FEET MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS. FLOW DOWNSTREAM NEAR HIGHWAY 35 IS SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS WIDE...CUTTING OFF MANY OF THE LOWEST HOMES. LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND COULD DROWN. PUMPS...TANK BATTERIES...AND ANY EQUIPMENT IN THE FLOOD PLAIN BELOW VICTORIA ARE FLOODED. THE CAMPGROUND NEAR TIVOLI BELOW HIGHWAY 35 AND RESIDENCES JUST ABOVE HIGHWAY 35 ARE FLOODED. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE GUADALUPE RIVER VICTORIA 21 28.0 THU 09 AM 28.2 28.6 27.6 19.6 13.0 BLOOMINGTON 20 26.4 THU 05 AM 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.1 25.3 $$