000 WGUS84 KCRP 040151 FLSCRP TXC057-469-041951- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 851 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007 ...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH TEXAS... GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA...BLOOMINGTON .RECENT RAINFALL OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP THE AFOREMENTIONED RIVERS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TXC057-469-041951- 851 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2007 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 8PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 25 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE YESTERDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 25.1 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 26.5 FEET GROVER'S BEND IS UNDER WATER. WATER REACHES MCCRIGHT DRIVE BEHIND RIPPAMONTI FIELD. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR BLOOMINGTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.4 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 26 FEET IRRIGATION AND OIL WELL PUMPS...TANK BATTERIES...AND EQUIPMENT IN THE LOWER FLOOD PLAIN BELOW VICTORIA FLOOD. LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF...MAY HAVE TO BE FED BY BOAT...AND COULD DROWN. HOMES DOWNSTREAM ABOVE HIGHWAY 35 ON THE LEFT BANK ARE CUT OFF. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN GUADALUPE RIVER VICTORIA 21 25.0 TUE 09 PM 24.9 20.3 15.7 13.1 11.6 BLOOMINGTON 20 25.6 TUE 05 PM 26.1 26.4 25.8 23.8 22.1 STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD AFFECT CREST FORECASTS. FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV SLASH CRP. CLICK ON THE RIVER FORECASTS IMAGE AT THE TOP...THEN CLICK ON THE FORECAST POINT. $$