000 WGUS44 KCRP 021329 FLWCRP BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 829 AM CDT MON JUL 02 2007 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS... COLETO CREEK AT ARNOLD ROAD CROSSING AFFECTING CALHOUN...GOLIAD AND VICTORIA COUNTIES ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS... GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR BLOOMINGTON AFFECTING CALHOUN AND VICTORIA COUNTIES ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS... GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA AFFECTING CALHOUN AND VICTORIA 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. TXC057-175-469-030129- /X.NEW.KCRP.FL.W.0017.070702T1329Z-070704T0128Z/ /SCDT2.3.ER.070702T1226Z.070702T1800Z.070703T0928Z.NO/ 829 AM CDT MON JUL 02 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE COLETO CREEK AT ARNOLD ROAD CROSSING. * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.1 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW. * AT 21.0 FEET MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS...AND CUTS LIVESTOCK OFF AND POTENTIALLY DROWNS THEM WELL AWAY FROM THE CREEK. MOST ROADS AND LOW BRIDGES NEAR THE RIVER ARE SEVERELY FLOODED AND ARE DANGEROUS. $$ TXC057-469-030129- /X.EXT.KCRP.FL.W.0015.070702T1800Z-070705T0241Z/ /VICT2.2.ER.070702T1800Z.070703T1200Z.070704T1041Z.NO/ 829 AM CDT MON JUL 02 2007 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY EVENING ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.9 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 28.1 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 28.0 FEET THE LOWEST AREAS OF THE ZOO AND GOLF COURSE...AND MOST OF RIVERSIDE PARK FLOOD. HUNDREDS OF LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND MAY DROWN IN THE FLOOD PLAIN ABOVE CUERO TO TIVOLI. WATER IS NEAR THE FIRST PARKING LOT ON MCCRIGHT AND IN THE FIELD ACROSS FROM THE ZOO. $$ TXC057-469-030129- /X.CON.KCRP.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /DUPT2.3.ER.070702T1200Z.070704T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 829 AM CDT MON JUL 02 2007 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR BLOOMINGTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.2 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 27.0 FEET MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS. FLOW DOWNSTREAM NEAR HIGHWAY 35 IS SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS WIDE...CUTTING OFF MANY OF THE LOWEST HOMES. LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND COULD DROWN. PUMPS...TANK BATTERIES...AND ANY EQUIPMENT IN THE FLOOD PLAIN BELOW VICTORIA ARE FLOODED. THE CAMPGROUND NEAR TIVOLI BELOW HIGHWAY 35 AND RESIDENCES JUST ABOVE HIGHWAY 35 ARE FLOODED. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT COLETO CREEK ARNOLD ROAD CROSSING 15 16.1 MON 08 AM 14.2 7.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 GUADALUPE RIVER VICTORIA 21 17.9 MON 08 AM 28.1 20.5 13.2 13.8 14.2 BLOOMINGTON 20 19.6 MON 06 AM 26.5 27.2 26.7 22.1 21.3 $$