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WGUS44 KCRP 100124
FLWCRP
TXC057-469-101322-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
822 PM CDT MON MAY 09 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS 
   ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH 
   TEXAS...GUADALUPE RIVER... 

FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA. 
   LATEST FLOOD CATEGORY:      NONFLOOD. 
   FORECAST FLOOD CATEGORY:    MINOR. 
   LATEST STAGE:               18.6 FEET AT 8 PM MONDAY.
   FLOOD AND BANKFULL STAGE:   21   FEET.
   FORECAST:  THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 
  21.7 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY.
    IMPACT:  AT 21 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS...AS THE FLOW EXCEEDS
THE LEFT BANK INTO LOW AREAS OF RIVERSIDE PARK.  

FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR BLOOMINGTON. 
   LATEST FLOOD CATEGORY:      MINOR. 
   FORECAST FLOOD CATEGORY:    MODERATE. 
   LATEST STAGE:               20.5 FEET AT 5 PM MONDAY.
   FLOOD AND BANKFULL STAGE:   20   FEET.
   FORECAST:  THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 26.1 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY.
  IMPACT:  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.  

  ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR 
  THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY 
  PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.  

  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO 
  STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR THE LATEST 
  INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD 
  AFFECT CREST FORECASTS. 

  YOU CAN ALSO CHECK THE LATEST RIVER FORECAST BY GOING TO 
  OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE.  THIS 
  PAGE PROVIDES CURRENT AND FORECAST RIVER INFORMATION...GAGE 
  LOCATIONS...IMPACTS...AND HISTORICAL CREST INFORMATION FOR 
  ALL FORECAST POINTS.  OUR WEB SITE IS WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV SLASH 
  CRP. CLICK ON THE RIVER FORECASTS IMAGE AT THE TOP...THEN CLICK 
  ON THE FORECAST POINT.


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  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS:


                      FLD LATEST               FORECAST 6 AM LST
LOCATION              STG  STG  DAY  TIME   TUE  WED  THU  FRI  SAT

GUADALUPE RIVER
  VICTORIA             21  18.6 MON 08 PM  21.0 21.7 18.9 13.7  9.6
  BLOOMINGTON          20  20.5 MON 05 PM  22.8 26.1 25.8 24.7 21.2

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