000 WGUS44 KCRP 141323 FLWCRP TXC025-297-355-409-150120- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 820 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2007 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH TEXAS... NUECES RIVER AT THREE RIVERS...ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHITSETT...ARANSAS RIVER AT SKIDMORE .RECENT AND ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AFOREMENTIONED RIVER BASINS WILL RESULT IN RIVER RISES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. 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. TXC297-150120- 820 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NWS CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHITSETT * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE FRIDAY MORNING * AT 7AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...18.4 FEET * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 24.2 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 24 FEET MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS...DAMAGING CROP LAND IN SEASON AND FLOODING PASTURELAND. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON ATASCOSA RIVER WHITSETT 20 18.4 WED 7 AM 23.6 21.3 9.3 4.3 3.7 $$ TXC025-355-409-150120- 820 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NWS CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ARANSAS RIVER NEAR SKIDMORE * FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS EVENING * AT 7AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...12.5 FEET * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.6 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 14 FEET MODERATE FLOODING OCCURS. SOME ROADS ARE CLOSED. CROPS AND PASTURELAND ARE THREATENED. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON ARANSAS RIVER SKIDMORE 13 12.5 WED 7 AM 4.1 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 $$ TXC297-355-409-150120- 820 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NWS CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NUECES RIVER NEAR THREE RIVERS * FROM TOMORROW AFTERNOON UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON * AT 07AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...12.8 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 26.3 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 27 FEET MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON NUECES RIVER THREE RIVERS 25 12.8 WED 7 AM 23.6 26.3 19.9 9.8 6.1 $$