WGUS84 KMAF 100105 FLSMAF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 805 PM CDT THU OCT 09 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS... RIO GRANDE AT LAJITAS AFFECTING BREWSTER AND PRESIDIO COUNTIES RIO GRANDE AT BOQUILLAS-RIO GRANDE VLG AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS.. RIO GRANDE BELOW PRESIDIO 5SE AFFECTING PRESIDIO COUNTY RIO GRANDE AT PRESIDIO INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE AFFECTING PRESIDIO COUNTY RIO GRANDE AT CASTOLON AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE RIO GRANDE DUE TO RELEASES FROM LUIS LEON RESERVOIR IN MEXICO. RELEASES REMAIN STEADY WHICH WILL RESULT IN SLOWLY FALLING TO NEARLY STEADY RIVER LEVELS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. MOST SITES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. FUTURE FORECASTS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF WATER BEING RELEASED FROM LUIS LEON. IN ADDITION...RAINFALL CHANCES BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANY RAINFALL ACROSS THE RIO CONCHOS BASIN OR OVER THE RIO GRANDE MAY CAUSE CHANGES TO THE CURRENTLY FORECAST RIVER LEVELS. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW MORNING. RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH. RANCHERS AND FARMERS SHOULD MOVE LIVESTOCK AND MACHINERY AWAY FROM FLOOD PRONE AREAS IF TIME PERMITS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION THROUGH THIS AREA. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROADWAY... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS IT. YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM IN RUSHING FLOODWATERS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO OUR LOCAL WEBPAGE LOCATED AT... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND ...SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS. FOR THE LATEST TEXAS ROAD CONDITIONS... PLEASE CALL THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AT 1 800 452 9292 TXC377-101705- /O.CON.KMAF.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /PRDT2.3.DR.080904T1610Z.080917T0330Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 805 PM CDT THU OCT 09 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RIO GRANDE BELOW PRESIDIO 5SE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET (3.7 METERS). * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET (2.7 METERS). * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 10.3 FEET (3.1 METERS) BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS)...MODERATE OVERBANK FLOODING BEGINS. FARMLAND NEAR THE RIVER WILL BE INUNDATED. WATER COULD BEGIN AFFECTING LOW LYING AREAS OF HIGHWAY 170. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.0 FEET ON AUG 22 2004. $$ TXC377-101705- /O.CON.KMAF.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /PRST2.3.DR.080906T1756Z.080916T2315Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 805 PM CDT THU OCT 09 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RIO GRANDE AT PRESIDIO INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET (5.7 METERS). * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.5 FEET (4.7 METERS). * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 18.2 FEET (5.5 METERS). * IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET (6.1 METERS)...RIVER REMAINS BETWEEN LEVEES. THE FLOOD PLAIN BETWEEN THE LEVEES INUNDATES. EROSION OF THE LEVEE IS LIKELY. SEEPAGE OF WATER THROUGH THE LEVEE MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF AREA FARM LAND. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.7 FEET ON OCT 22 1990. $$ TXC043-377-101705- /O.EXT.KMAF.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081012T0400Z/ /TGAT2.2.DR.080908T2003Z.080920T1300Z.081010T1600Z.UU/ 805 PM CDT THU OCT 09 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RIO GRANDE AT LAJITAS. * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.0 FEET (4.3 METERS). * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS). * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. $$ TXC043-101705- /O.CON.KMAF.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CSTT2.2.DR.080909T0712Z.080922T1215Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 805 PM CDT THU OCT 09 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RIO GRANDE AT CASTOLON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET (5.2 METERS). * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS). * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING TO NEAR 17.4 FEET (5.3 METERS) BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET (5.8 METERS)...MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS. COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND BEGINS TO FLOOD. RESTROOMS UPSTREAM AT SANTA ELENA CANYON PARKING LOT WILL BE INUNDATED. WATER BEGINS TO CLOSE ALL ROADS IN THE AREA. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 18.5 FEET ON OCT 11 2003. $$ TXC043-101705- /O.CON.KMAF.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /TELT2.3.DR.080909T2030Z.080920T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 805 PM CDT THU OCT 09 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET (5.2 METERS). * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS). * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING TO NEAR 18.7 FEET (5.7 METERS) BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET (5.8 METERS)...MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS. FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR UPSTREAM IN COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUNDS AT CASTOLON...AS STAGES AT EACH LOCATION ARE PRACTICALLY SYNONYMOUS. MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE...BUT NO DAMAGE OCCURS. THE GAGE IS INACCESSIBLE...AS RIVER ROAD IS IMPASSABLE AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.1 FEET ON JUL 26 2004. $$ TXC043-101705- /O.EXT.KMAF.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081012T1845Z/ /BOQT2.3.DR.080911T0533Z.080922T0230Z.081011T0645Z.NR/ 805 PM CDT THU OCT 09 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RIO GRANDE AT BOQUILLAS-RIO GRANDE VLG. * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET (4.4 METERS). * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS). * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING TO NEAR 14.6 FEET (4.5 METERS) BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS)...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS. WATER PUMPS WILL BE SUBMERGED. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.0 FEET ON SEP 1 1968. $$