Cuero, Texas

... Observed flooding increased from nonflood to minor severity...
... Forecast flooding increased from nonflood to moderate severity...
the Flood Warning continues for
the sandies creek near Westhoff.
* At 3:15 am Saturday the stage was 21.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 22.7 feet by this evening.
The river will fall below flood stage tomorrow late morning.
* Impact... at 22.0 feet... sandies creek escapes The Channel hundreds of yards
into the flood plain from the headwaters to the Guadalupe River confluence.
Livestock in low areas are cut off and potentially drowned. Secondary roads
and low bridges are flooded and dangerous. The approaches of the
Westhoff/Cheapside Road bridge over sandies creek are flooded and water is to
the bottom of the bridge.
* Flood history... this crest compares to a previous crest of 22.3 feet on Nov 24
2004.




Below are the latest river stages and forecasts:


                    bf fld observed forecast 7am
location stg stg stg day time Sat sun Mon Tue Wed
Westhoff 12 21 21.5 Sat 03 am 22.1 21.3 18.5 13.0 5.5

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Austin Bergstrom...

a record rainfall of 1.19 inches was set at Austin Bergstrom
Airport today. This breaks the old record of 0.76 set in 1992.

11/20/2009 0130 PM

Westhoff, DeWitt County.

Flash flood, reported by Emergency Mngr.


            FM 108 closed due to high water





11/20/2009 0130 PM

Westhoff, DeWitt County.

Flash flood, reported by Emergency Mngr.


            Several farm to Market roads closed due to water
            covering the roadway