000 WGUS44 KCRP 060116 FLWCRP BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 816 PM CDT TUE JUN 05 2007 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH TEXAS... NUECES RIVER AT TILDEN .RECENT AND ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AFOREMENTIONED RIVER BASINS WILL RESULT IN RIVER RISES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TXC297-311-061316- 816 PM CDT TUE JUN 05 2007 ...FLOODING INCREASED IN CATEGORY TO MODERATE SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NUECES RIVER NEAR TILDEN * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE * AT 07PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS...15.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY YESTERDAY AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.1 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 16.0 FEET MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. HUNTING CABINS...OIL FIELD TANKS AND PUMPS ARE AFFECTED...AND LIVESTOCK BECOME ISOLATED. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN NUECES RIVER TILDEN 14 15.6 TUE 07 PM 15.4 15.8 16.1 16.5 16.9 ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV SLASH CRP. CLICK ON THE RIVER FORECASTS IMAGE AT THE TOP...THEN CLICK ON THE FORECAST POINT. $$