000 WGUS44 KCRP 141454 FLWCRP TXC057-175-469-150252- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 952 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... SAN ANTONIO RIVER AT GOLIAD .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. TXC057-175-469-150252- 952 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NWS CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AT GOLIAD * FROM TONIGHT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING * AT 09AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...19.2 FEET * MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 39.6 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 40 FEET MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS. NEARLY ALL OF GOLIAD STATE PARK FLOODS...EXCEPT THE HEADQUARTERS AREA AND MISSION...CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PARK. MANY SECONDARY AND PRIMARY ROADS AND LOW BRIDGES FLOOD. THE FLOW IS WITHIN A FEW FEET OF THE LOWEST RESIDENCES IN THE SOUTH EDGE OF GOLIAD AND HIGHWAY 183. HUNDREDS OF LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF...AND CAN POTENTIALLY DROWN IN THE FLOOD PLAIN BELOW FALLS CITY TO THE GUADALUPE RIVER CONFLUENCE. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON SAN ANTONIO RIVER GOLIAD 25 19.2 WED 9 AM 28.7 35.4 39.6 32.6 19.6 $$