…The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi TX has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas…
Nueces River Near Bluntzer affecting Jim Wells, San Patricio and
Nueces Counties.
Nueces River Near Tilden affecting McMullen County.
San Fernando Creek Near Alice affecting Jim Wells County.
Aransas River Near Skidmore affecting Bee County.
For the Nueces River…including Cotulla, Tilden, Three Rivers,
Mathis, Bluntzer, Calallen…Moderate flooding is forecast.
For the San Fernando Creek…including Alice…Moderate flooding is
forecast.
For the Aransas River…including Skidmore…Moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Aransas River near Skidmore.
* WHEN…From Thursday afternoon to early Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 20.0 feet, Major lowland flooding occurs. Crops are
damaged and pastureland is flooded in the Poesta and Aransas Creek
flood plains upstream.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 0.5 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 19.2 feet late
tomorrow evening. It is forecast to fall below flood stage
late Friday morning.
– Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
