000 WGUS84 KCRP 170142 FLSCRP TXC057-175-297-355-409-469-171931- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 831 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. TXC057-175-469-171931- 831 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AT GOLIAD. * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 8PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 35.7 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 36.6 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. 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. $$ TXC057-469-171931- 831 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA. * UNTIL SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * AT 8PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 28.8 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 29 FEET WATER SURROUNDS THE LOWEST HOMES IN THE GREENS ADDITION SUBDIVISION. PARTS OF THE ZOO AND GOLF COURSE AND NEARLY ALL OF RIVERSIDE PARK FLOOD. HUNDREDS OF LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND MAY DROWN IN THE FLOOD PLAIN BELOW CUERO. A LARGE RESIDENTIAL AREA DOWNSTREAM...JUST ABOVE HIGHWAY 35 IS CUT OFF...AND THE FLOW APPROACHES A FISHING CAMP JUST BELOW HIGHWAY 35. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR BLOOMINGTON. * UNTIL TUESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * AT 5PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.2 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * AT 27 FEET MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS. FLOW DOWNSTREAM NEAR HIGHWAY 35 IS SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS WIDE...CUTTING OFF MANY OF THE LOWEST HOMES. LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND COULD DROWN. PUMPS...TANK BATTERIES...AND ANY EQUIPMENT IN THE FLOOD PLAIN BELOW VICTORIA ARE FLOODED. THE CAMPGROUND NEAR TIVOLI BELOW HIGHWAY 35 AND RESIDENCES JUST ABOVE HIGHWAY 35 ARE FLOODED. $$ TXC297-355-409-171931- 831 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NUECES RIVER NEAR THREE RIVERS. * UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 8PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.5 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 33.6 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * 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. $$ TXC297-171931- 831 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHITSETT. * UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. * AT 8PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. * AT 20 FEET MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING REACHES THE LOWEST AREAS OF CROP AND PASTURELAND. $$ $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED SAN ANTONIO RIVER GOLIAD 25 35.7 FRI 08 PM 36.6 26.9 13.3 9.0 GUADALUPE RIVER VICTORIA 21 28.6 FRI 08 PM 28.8 27.0 18.2 12.2 BLOOMINGTON 20 26.8 FRI 05 PM 26.9 27.2 26.9 23.2 NUECES RIVER THREE RIVERS 25 32.5 FRI 08 PM 32.2 16.7 7.5 0.4 ATASCOSA RIVER WHITSETT 20 21.3 FRI 08 PM 17.9 5.0 4.1 4.0 $$