000 WGUS44 KEWX 121515 FLWEWX TXC123-177-130307- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1016 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2007 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX HAS ISSUED A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT GONZALES...CUERO... TXC177-130307- 1007 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT GONZALES. * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 09AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...12.3 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 31.0 FEET. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 41 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 40.0 FEET...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING INUNDATES A LARGE AREA OF PASTURELAND NORTHWEST OF GONZALES BETWEEN THE GUADALUPE AND SAN MARCOS RIVERS. MUCH OF THE CITY PARK IN GONZALES IS FLOODED WITH LOWEST AREAS UP TO 9 FEET. MANY SECONDARY ROADS IN THE FLOOD PLAIN ARE FLOODED AND CLOSED. $$ TXC123-130307- 1007 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR CUERO. * FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 09AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...8.2 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY OVERNIGHT TUESDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 36.2 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 36.0 FEET...FLOODING CLOSES THE APPROACHES TO ALL BRIDGES LEADING INTO CUERO EXCEPT HIGHWAY 87. HOMES ARE SEVERELY FLOODED TEN MILES DOWNSTREAM IN THE RIVER HAVEN...RIVER OAKS AND CYPRESS VALLEY SUBDIVISIONS NEAR THOMASTON. THE OLD CP&L PLANT FLOODS AND WATER IS TO THE TRANSFORMER. $$ NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CHANGE THESE RIVER FORECAST LEVELS. && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS: BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM LST LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT GONZALES 17 31 12.3 MON 10 AM 37.7 38.9 34.3 20.8 15.0 CUERO 15 24 8.2 MON 09 AM 9.2 23.2 35.8 32.7 22.3 $$