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WGUS84 KEWX 180123
FLSEWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
823 PM CDT MON JUN 17 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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823 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013

 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NUECES RIVER NEAR ASHERTON.
* AT  8:01 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR
  23.9 FEET BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING REACHES INTO LOW LYING AREAS
  OF THE FLOOD PLAIN.  LIVESTOCK SHOULD BE MOVED FROM VULNERABLE AREAS.

$$

&&

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

NUECES RIVER
  ASHERTON          18   20   19.9   MON 08 PM  22.0  14.9  10.7   9.7

$$

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