000 WGUS44 KCRP 041453 FLWCRP BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 953 AM CDT WED JUL 04 2007 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY 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. TXC297-311-050253- /X.CON.KCRP.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /TILT2.3.ER.070628T1155Z.070705T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 953 AM CDT WED JUL 04 2007 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NUECES RIVER NEAR TILDEN.* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE . * AT 9:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.1 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 19.0 FEET MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OF LIVESTOCK...ROADS... IRRIGATION PUMPS AND TANK BATTERIES. FENCING IS DAMAGED AS WELL AS HUNTING CABINS. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON NUECES RIVER TILDEN 14 18.6 WED 09 AM 19.1 18.9 18.4 17.9 17.7 $$ NH