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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
751 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

  Nueces River At Laguna affecting Uvalde County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by 6 pm.this evening by 1045 PM
CDT.

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TXC463-160345-
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/UVAT2.1.ER.250715T1048Z.250715T1300Z.250715T1540Z.NO/
751 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Nueces River at Laguna.

* WHEN...Until late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding reaches low water
  crossings on Highway 55 above Barksdale on Hackberry Creek. The
  Nueces River crossing at Barksdale is very dangerous. East of Camp
  Wood Farm to Market 337 crosses Camp Wood Creek in three places.
  Vehicular related drownings have occurred at all these sites.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:30 AM CDT Tuesday was 11.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.7
    feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late
    this morning.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    11.7 feet on 06/16/1997.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (8 am CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Nueces River
Laguna      10.0  10.7  Tue 7 am CDT 3.5   2.9   2.8


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LAT...LON 2944 10003 2945 9995 2928 9990 2914 9985
      2913 9994 2926 9998


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