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WGUS84 KCRP 190049
FLSCRP
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
749 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

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

   NUECES RIVER AT COTULLA AFFECTING LA SALLE...LIVE OAK AND MCMULLEN
   COUNTIES

.RECENT RAINFALL OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP THE AFOREMENTIONED
RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO
STATIONS...OR CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION...AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD AFFECT CREST
FORECASTS.

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP. IN THE BLUE MENU SECTION ON THE LEFT OF
OUR HOME PAGE...UNDER THE "CURRENT WEATHER" SUBMENU...CLICK
ON "RIVERS/LAKES" WHICH TAKES YOU TO OUR AHPS WEB PAGE.

&&

TXC283-297-311-191849-
/O.EXT.KCRP.FL.W.0008.130621T0730Z-130623T1430Z/
/COTT2.2.ER.130621T0730Z.130622T0000Z.130622T2230Z.NO/
749 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NUECES RIVER AT COTULLA.
* FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...TO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...OR
  UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7 PM TUESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET AND RISING.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.8 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIVER
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.
* AT 15.0 FEET MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS.  THE PERIPHERAL
  CHANNELS BETWEEN COTULLA AND TILDEN...CUTS OFF AREAS OF THE FLOOD
  PLAIN...AND ISOLATES OR DROWNS CATTLE. IRRIGATION PUMPS...OIL FIELD
  TANKS...AND HUNTING CABINS ARE FLOODED NEAR THE RIVER.

$$

&&

  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS:

                      FLD LATEST               FORECAST 6 AM LST
LOCATION              STG  STG  DAY  TIME   WED  THU  FRI  SAT  SUN

NUECES RIVER
  COTULLA              15  12.9 TUE 7 PM  13.7 13.9 15.3 15.6 14.1

$$