000 WGUS84 KCRP 161713 FLSCRP TXC057-175-297-355-409-469-171111- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1211 PM 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...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. TXC057-175-469-171111- 1211 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AT GOLIAD. * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 12PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 35 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 36.4 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * 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. $$ TXC057-469-171111- 1211 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA. * UNTIL SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * AT 12PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 28.6 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * AT 28.5 FEET WATER IS IN THE FIRST PARKING LOT ON MCCRIGHT AND IN THE FIELD ACROSS FROM THE ZOO. WATER REACHES SPRING CREEK DRIVE AT THE RAILROAD UNDERPASS...AND MAY BEGIN TO FLOW OVER CONSTITUTION AND CRAIG. THE OLD TOWN AREA MAY BE THREATENED. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR BLOOMINGTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.1 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 27 FEET MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS. FLOW DOWNSTREAM NEAR HIGHWAY 35 IS SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS WIDE...CUTTING OFF MANY OF THE LOWEST HOMES. LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND COULD DROWN. PUMPS...TANK BATTERIES...AND ANY EQUIPMENT IN THE FLOOD PLAIN BELOW VICTORIA ARE FLOODED. THE CAMPGROUND NEAR TIVOLI BELOW HIGHWAY 35 AND RESIDENCES JUST ABOVE HIGHWAY 35 ARE FLOODED. $$ TXC297-355-409-171111- 1211 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NUECES RIVER NEAR THREE RIVERS. * UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 11AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.2 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE YESTERDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 33.1 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW 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. $$ TXC297-171111- 1211 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHITSETT. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 11AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 24 FEET MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS...DAMAGING CROP LAND IN SEASON AND FLOODING PASTURELAND. $$ && 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 SAN ANTONIO RIVER GOLIAD 25 35.0 FRI 12 PM 36.3 27.4 13.4 9.3 GUADALUPE RIVER VICTORIA 21 28.5 FRI 12 PM 28.5 28.1 18.0 11.9 BLOOMINGTON 20 26.8 FRI 9 AM 27.1 27.1 27.1 24.6 NUECES RIVER THREE RIVERS 25 31.2 FRI 11 AM 25.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 ATASCOSA RIVER WHITSETT 20 23.7 FRI 12 PM 15.0 5.0 4.1 4.0