000 WGUS44 KCRP 150124 FLWCRP TXC297-355-409-151321- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 821 PM 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 .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. TXC297-151321- 821 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHITSETT * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING * AT 7PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...26.7 FEET * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET * AT 26 FEET MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. CROPS ARE DAMAGED AND PASTURELAND IS FLOODED...CUTTING OFF CATTLE. SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW BRIDGES ALSO FLOOD. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON ATASCOSA RIVER WHITSETT 20 26.7 WED 7 PM 26.8 16.2 8.6 4.3 3.7 $$ TXC297-355-409-151321- 821 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NUECES RIVER NEAR THREE RIVERS * FROM EARLY TOMORROW UNTIL FRIDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT * AT 7PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...19.7 FEET * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 32.5 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * 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. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON NUECES RIVER THREE RIVERS 25 19.7 WED 7 PM 26.3 32.4 19.5 10.7 7.9 $$