000 WGUS44 KCRP 021009 FLWCRP BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 509 AM CDT MON JUL 02 2007 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS... ARANSAS RIVER NEAR SKIDMORE AFFECTING BEE...NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES .RECENT AND ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AFOREMENTIONED RIVER BASINS WILL RESULT IN RIVER RISES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TXC025-355-409-022209- /X.NEW.KCRP.FL.W.0013.070702T1009Z-070703T1516Z/ /SKMT2.2.ER.070702T0543Z.070702T1200Z.070702T2316Z.NO/ 509 AM CDT MON JUL 02 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ARANSAS RIVER NEAR SKIDMORE. * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.6 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. * AT 20.0 FEET MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. CROPS ARE DAMAGED AND PASTURELAND IS FLOODED IN THE POESTA AND ARANSAS CREEK FLOOD PLAINS UPSTREAM. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI ARANSAS RIVER SKIDMORE 13 16.1 MON 03 AM 18.6 3.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV SLASH CRP. CLICK ON THE RIVER FORECASTS IMAGE AT THE TOP...THEN CLICK ON THE FORECAST POINT. $$ SBS