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Flood Statement
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
854 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...

  NUECES RIVER NEAR ASHERTON AFFECTING DIMMIT COUNTY
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.

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854 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NUECES RIVER NEAR ASHERTON.
* AT  8:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 28.3 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 29.0 FEET...WIDESPREAD MAJOR FLOODING THREATENS LIVESTOCK OVER A
  LARGE AREA OF THE FLOOD PLAIN.  A MILE OF FM 190 NEAR THE RIVER IS FLOODED AND
  FLOW IS WITHIN A FOOT OF THE FM 190 BRIDGE FLOOR OVER THE NUECES RIVER.  THE
  NUECES RIVER AND TURKEY CREEK ARE A MILE AND A HALF WIDE SOUTH AND WEST OF
  CARRIZO SPRINGS.

$$

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  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED       FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   THU   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON

NUECES RIVER
  ASHERTON          18   20   27.6   WED 08 AM  28.0  20.2  12.4   9.8   8.9

$$

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office