000 WGUS84 KCRP 161441 FLSCRP TXC057-297-355-409-469-170824- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 924 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 ...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH TEXAS... NUECES RIVER AT THREE RIVERS...ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHITSETT...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. TXC057-469-170824- 924 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA. * UNTIL SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * AT 9 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE A VERY SLOW RISE TO CREST BETWEEN 28.5 AND 29 FEET ON SATURDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * 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 9 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE A VERY SLOW RISE CRESTING NEAR 27.1 FEET OVER THE WEEKEND. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. * 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. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED GUADALUPE RIVER VICTORIA 21 28.5 FRI 9 AM 28.5 28.1 18.0 11.9 10.2 BLOOMINGTON 20 26.8 FRI 9 AM 27.1 27.1 27.1 24.6 20.3 $$ TXC297-355-409-170824- 924 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NUECES RIVER NEAR THREE RIVERS. * UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 8 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.4 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY AND CREST BETWEEN 33 AND 34 FEET THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 32 FEET THE NUECES RIVER BACKS UP MINOR CREEKS TO NEAR THE SLAB ELEVATION OF HOMES IN THE RIVER CREEK ACRES SUBDIVISION...FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF GEORGE WEST. LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND COULD DROWN IN LOW AREAS OF THE FLOOD PLAIN. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED NUECES RIVER THREE RIVERS 25 30.4 FRI 8 AM 25.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 $$ TXC297-170824- 924 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHITSETT. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 9 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.2 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. * AT 24 FEET MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS...DAMAGING CROP LAND IN SEASON AND FLOODING PASTURELAND. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED ATASCOSA RIVER WHITSETT 20 24.2 FRI 9 AM 15.0 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.9 $$ JR