000 WGUS44 KCRP 271358 FLWCRP BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 858 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2007 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS... NUECES RIVER NEAR TILDEN AFFECTING LIVE OAK AND MCMULLEN COUNTIES .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/CRP. CLICK ON THE RIVER FORECASTS IMAGE AT THE TOP...THEN CLICK ON THE FORECAST POINT. TXC297-311-280158- /X.NEW.KCRP.FL.W.0003.070630T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /TILT2.1.ER.070630T1200Z.070702T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 858 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NUECES RIVER NEAR TILDEN. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE . * AT 8:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.0 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * AT 15.0 FEET MUCH OF THE FLOOD PLAIN BELOW COTULLA TO BELOW TILDEN IS CUT OFF...AS SLOUGHS AND PERIPHERAL CHANNELS FILL. HUNTING CABINS...OIL FIELD PUMP JACKS AND TANK BATTERIES FLOOD WELL AWAY FROM THE CHANNEL. LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND CAN DROWN. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON NUECES RIVER TILDEN 14 13.0 WED 08 AM 13.3 13.6 14.0 14.6 15.0 $$