Uvalde, TX Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Uvalde County in south central Texas...

* Until midnight CDT tonight.

* At 354 PM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding across
the warned area. Between 10 and 20 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Nearly
all major arteries of highways and roads are closed or
impassable in the county. Travel across Uvalde County
is discouraged.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Uvalde, Sabinal, Knippa, Concan, Reagan Wells, Uvalde Estates,
Garner State Park, Laguna, Montell, Blewett, Cline, Utopia and
Dabney.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED;
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Nueces River at Laguna.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Major flooding reaches recreation camps
between Camp Wood and Uvalde. Secondary and primary roads and
bridges and can be life threatening. Livestock should be moved
from flood prone areas of the flood plain from the headwaters to
Crystal City.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 21.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:15 PM CDT Thursday was 21.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river will oscillate above flood stage with a
maximum value of 21.7 feet late this afternoon. It will fall
below flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
21.3 feet on 09/16/1936.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (3 pm CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Nueces River
Laguna      10.0  21.3  Thu 3 pm CDT 11.1  5.9   5.0


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Frio River at Concan.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Life threatening flooding through
campgrounds below Rio Frio to Concan washes recreational vehicles,
autos, gear, and campers downstream. Lowest homes are flooded
below Leakey to below Rio Frio. Much of Garner State Park is
flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 19.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 2:30 PM CDT Thursday was 19.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 21.0 feet late this
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this
evening to 5.5 feet early Saturday morning. It will rise to
5.8 feet Saturday evening. It will then fall again and remain
below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
21.6 feet on 10/28/1996.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (3 pm CDT)
Location  Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Frio River
Concan    11.0  19.5  Thu 2 pm CDT 5.6   5.8   5.5


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...West Nueces River at Brackettville.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Major lowland flooding four hundred yards
wide cuts off livestock and equipment in the flood plain. Flow is
to the entrance platform of the gauge house. Many secondary and
primary roads downstream are impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- There is no current observed data.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage this evening
to 10.4 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then rise
to 13.0 feet tomorrow morning. It will fall to 2.8 feet early
Monday afternoon. It will then rise to 4.1 feet early Tuesday
morning. It will fall again and remain below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
20.0 feet on 08/25/1998.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (3 pm CDT)
Location         Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

West Nueces River
Brackettville    15.0  MSG   unknown      9.6   6.6   5.2


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Nueces River below Uvalde.

* WHEN...Until Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Residents of many low lying homes in
Crystal City flood in less than a day from a crest in Uvalde.
Roads and bridges are damaged above Barksdale to below Carrizo
Springs. Flow ranges from one half mile to four miles wide in the
flood plain, trapping livestock and destroying equipment in the
flood plain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 25.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 2:30 PM CDT Thursday was 25.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall to 24.8 feet late this
afternoon. It will then rise to 27.3 feet this evening. It
will fall to 25.3 feet late this evening. It will then rise
to 27.6 feet just after midnight tonight. It will fall below
flood stage early Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...No available flood history.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (3 pm CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Nueces River
Uvalde      11.0  25.2  Thu 2 pm CDT 17.0  12.4  11.4


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Frio River below Dry Frio.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Major flooding of crop and pastureland,
traps livestock and can drown them. Secondary and primary roads
and low bridges are flooded and dangerous.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 17.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:30 PM CDT Thursday was 19.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.3
feet late this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
20.3 feet on 12/31/1984.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (3 pm CDT)
Location  Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Frio River
Dry Frio  12.0  17.4  Thu 1 pm CDT 8.3   6.7   5.7


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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Sabinal at Sabinal.

* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Lowland flooding damages crops and floods
pastureland cutting off and potentially drowning livestock in low
areas of the flood plain. Secondary roads and low bridges flood
severely as the flood wave passes downstream.
At 24.0 feet, Major lowland flooding from the headwaters to the
Frio River confluence. Very dangerous to campers upstream near
Utopia. Many secondary and primary roads and low bridges are
flooded and dangerous.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:30 PM CDT Thursday was 16.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river will oscillate above flood stage with a
maximum value of 24.2 feet this evening. It will fall below
flood stage just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...No available flood history.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (3 pm CDT)
Locati Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Sabinal
Sabina 12.0  16.2  Thu 1 pm CDT 7.7   8.4   7.4


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...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following
counties, Bandera, Blanco, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie,
Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val
Verde and Zavala.

* WHEN...Through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...There is a potential for life threatening flooding
somewhere in the watch area. Considerable to locally catastrophic
flash flooding impacts are likely for the southern Edwards
Plateau, Rio Grande,  Hill Country, and US 90 corridor west of San
Antonio. Excessive runoff will result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Catastrophic
impacts are possible downstream of the heaviest rains. Flooding
may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings
may be flooded. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks
and rivers are possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Intense rainfall rates and compounding effects from multiple
rounds of storms will maintain a dangerous flash flood threat
through Friday morning. Additional rain amounts of 2 to 4
inches are possible within the Flood Watch area with isolated
amounts up to 8 inches possible in the Rio Grande Plains,
southern Edwards Plateau, Hill Country, and US 90 corridor
west of San Antonio.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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