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WGUS84 KCRP 170118
FLSCRP
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
818 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 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.

&&

TXC283-297-311-171918-
/O.CON.KCRP.FL.W.0008.130621T1000Z-000000T0000Z/
/COTT2.2.ER.130621T1000Z.130622T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
818 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NUECES RIVER AT COTULLA.
* FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL
  THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.7 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND
  CRESTING AT 15.3 FEET FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT 15.0 FEET MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS.  THE PERIPHERAL
CHANNELS BETWEEN COTULLA AND TILDEN CUTS OFF AREAS OF THE FLOOD
PLAIN...AND ISOLATE OR DROWN 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   MON  TUE  WED  THU  FRI

NUECES RIVER
  COTULLA              15   3.7 SUN 07 PM   3.8  5.2 10.4 13.5 15.1