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WGUS44 KCRP 051445
FLWCRP
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
945 AM CDT THU JUL 05 2007

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
  NUECES RIVER NEAR THREE RIVERS AFFECTING LIVE OAK...NUECES AND
  SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
  FRIO RIVER AT TILDEN AFFECTING LIVE OAK AND MCMULLEN COUNTIES
  ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHITSETT AFFECTING LIVE OAK COUNTY

.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.

TXC297-355-409-060245-
/X.CON.KCRP.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/THET2.3.ER.070702T0522Z.070707T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
945 AM CDT THU JUL 05 2007

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE NUECES RIVER NEAR THREE RIVERS.* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE .
* AT  9:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.6 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 38.4 FEET BY 
  SATURDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.

* AT 39.0 FEET CULTIVATED FIELDS IN AREA ARE FLOODED.

$$

TXC297-060244-
/X.EXT.KCRP.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070707T2040Z/
/WTTT2.3.ER.070704T1616Z.070705T1415Z.070707T0440Z.NO/
945 AM CDT THU JUL 05 2007

...OBSERVED FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY...
...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE ATASCOSA RIVER AT WHITSETT.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.2 FEET. 
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TOMORROW LATE EVENING.

* AT 26.0 FEET MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS.  CROPS ARE DAMAGED AND 
PASTURELAND IS FLOODED...CUTTING OFF CATTLE.  SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW
BRIDGES ALSO FLOOD.

$$

TXC297-311-060244-
/X.EXT.KCRP.FL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070708T0248Z/
/TIDT2.2.ER.070705T0026Z.070706T0000Z.070707T1048Z.NO/
945 AM CDT THU JUL 05 2007

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE FRIO RIVER AT TILDEN.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.2 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING.

* AT 26.0 FEET MODERATE FLOODING OCCURS. THE FLOW IS TO THE SLAB 
ELEVATION OF THE LOWEST BUSINESSES AND HOMES IN TILDEN.  NUMEROUS 
ROADS AND LOW BRIDGES FLOOD AND BECOME VERY DANGEROUS TO MOTORISTS.  
HUNDREDS OF LIVESTOCK ARE TRAPPED AND POTENTIALLY DROWNED IN THE 
FLOOD PLAIN...BELOW DERBY TO THE CHOKE CANYON RESERVOIR.

$$

&& 

  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS:


                      FLD LATEST               FORECAST 6 AM LST
LOCATION              STG  STG  DAY  TIME   FRI  SAT  SUN  MON  TUE

NUECES RIVER
  THREE RIVERS         25  32.6 THU 09 AM  37.5 38.4 37.2 35.2 33.5

ATASCOSA RIVER
  WHITSETT             20  26.2 THU 09 AM  24.1 17.1  7.8  4.8  4.2

FRIO RIVER
  TILDEN               22  25.2 THU 09 AM  25.2 21.8 18.5 15.5 17.0

$$