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Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

000
WGUS44 KEWX 181249
FLWEWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
749 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2014

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED
 A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE...

  SOUTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 RAINFALL ALONG WITH
PREDICTED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES
FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY.

DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES
OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS.

IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER
TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.

&&

TXC491-190649-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0019.140718T1318Z-140719T0912Z/
/GETT2.1.ER.140718T1318Z.140718T1800Z.140718T2112Z.NO/
749 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2014

 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE SOUTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER AT GEORGETOWN.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR
  12.1 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING INUNDATES SECONDARY ROADS
  AND LOW BRIDGES.  FLOW ENTERS THE LOWEST AREAS OF THE CITY PARK.

&&

  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:


                    BF  FLD  OBSERVED            FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   SAT   SUN   MON   TUE   WED

SAN GABRIEL RIVER
 GEORGETOWN          5    9    8.5   FRI 07 AM   4.3   3.6   3.4   3.2   3.0


&&

LAT...LON 3059 9777 3065 9778 3070 9760 3070 9740
      3064 9737 3062 9760

$$