000 WGUS84 KCRP 160126 FLSCRP TXC057-175-297-355-409-469-161921- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 821 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 ...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH TEXAS... NUECES RIVER AT THREE RIVERS...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. TXC297-161921- 821 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHITSETT. * UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * AT 7PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.8 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE ATASCOSA RIVER WHITSETT 20 28.8 THU 7 PM 24.8 13.2 5.0 4.1 $$ TXC057-175-469-161921- 821 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AT GOLIAD. * UNTIL SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 8PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25 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 EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 35 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. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE SAN ANTONIO RIVER GOLIAD 25 31.6 THU 8 PM 33.4 36.4 29.7 16.3 $$ TXC057-469-161921- 821 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA. * UNTIL SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * AT 8PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY YESTERDAY AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 28.5 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * 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 5PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE YESTERDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.2 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 27 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. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE GUADALUPE RIVER VICTORIA 21 28.3 THU 08 PM 28.4 28.5 27.0 18.0 BLOOMINGTON 20 26.8 THU 05 PM 27.1 27.2 27.2 27.1 $$ TXC297-355-409-161921- 821 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NUECES RIVER NEAR THREE RIVERS. * UNTIL SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 7PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 34.5 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 35 FEET MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. FLOW BACKS UP MINOR CREEKS TO THE SLABS OF LOWEST HOMES IN THE RIVER CREEK ACRES SUBDIVISION...FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF GEORGE WEST...REQUIRING EVACUATIONS. LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND COULD DROWN IN LOW AREAS. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE NUECES RIVER THREE RIVERS 25 26.3 THU 07 PM 33.3 30.6 10.8 0.4 $$