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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
854 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

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

  NUECES RIVER NEAR ASHERTON AFFECTING DIMMIT COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL ALONG WITH
PREDICTED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES
FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY.

DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES
OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS.

IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER
TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.

&&

TXC127-200754-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130622T0027Z/
/ASRT2.3.ER.000000T0000Z.130620T0000Z.130621T1227Z.NO/
854 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NUECES RIVER NEAR ASHERTON.
* AT  8:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 28.3 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 29.0 FEET...WIDESPREAD MAJOR FLOODING THREATENS LIVESTOCK OVER A
  LARGE AREA OF THE FLOOD PLAIN.  A MILE OF FM 190 NEAR THE RIVER IS FLOODED AND
  FLOW IS WITHIN A FOOT OF THE FM 190 BRIDGE FLOOR OVER THE NUECES RIVER.  THE
  NUECES RIVER AND TURKEY CREEK ARE A MILE AND A HALF WIDE SOUTH AND WEST OF
  CARRIZO SPRINGS.

$$

&&

  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED       FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   THU   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON

NUECES RIVER
  ASHERTON          18   20   27.6   WED 08 AM  28.0  20.2  12.4   9.8   8.9

$$

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
648 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX HAS ISSUED A RIVER
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NUECES RIVER AT ASHERTON...

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED
 A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE...

  NUECES RIVER

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL ALONG WITH
PREDICTED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES
FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY.

DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES
OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS.

IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER
TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.

&&

TXC127-191948-
648 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE NUECES RIVER NEAR ASHERTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 05AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...27.4 FEET.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE  AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 28.7 FEET
  BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...MAJOR WIDESPREAD LOWLAND FLOODING CUTS OFF AND
  POTENTIALLY DROWNS LIVESTOCK ALONG THE RIVER NEAR ASHERTON. MOST SECONDARY
  ROADS AND LOW BRIDGES NEAR THE RIVER FLOOD.  FLOW IS WITHIN A FOOT OF THE
  BOTTOM OF THE FM ROAD 190 BRIDGE AND THE APPROACHES ARE FLOODED.

$$

&&

BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:


                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED            FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   WED   THU   FRI   SAT   SUN
  ASHERTON          18   20   27.4   WED 06 AM  27.8  28.4  16.3  10.7   9.4

$$

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
930 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 PUSH THE AFOREMENTIONED
RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

TXC283-297-311-192030-
/O.CON.KCRP.FL.W.0008.130621T0730Z-130623T1430Z/
/COTT2.2.ER.130621T0730Z.130622T0000Z.130622T2230Z.NO/
930 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

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 9 PM TUESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 13.1 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 15.8 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIVER
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 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  13.1 TUE  9 PM  13.7 13.9 15.3 15.6 14.1


Special Weather Statement


SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
529 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

TXZ229>234-239>247-200000-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...CALLIHAM...CROSS...
LOMA ALTA...TILDEN...GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE...
GOLIAD...VICTORIA...LAREDO...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO...
ALICE...ORANGE GROVE...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI...PORTLAND...
INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...
WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA
529 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES INCLUSIVE ARE
   EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

WARM TO HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...
NEAR SURFACE MOISTURE WILL LINGER. THE COMBINATION OF EXPECTED
TEMPERATURES AND NEAR SURFACE MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN MAXIMUM HEAT
INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES INCLUSIVE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING
AS TEMPERATURES DECREASE.

RESIDENTS INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY ARE URGED TO DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER...WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...
AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE HEAT. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS
SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER
WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF
MINUTES.

$$

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Hazardous Weather Outlook


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
713 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-201215-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
713 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AS DAYTIME
HEATING HELPS TO INITIATE ACTIVITY ALONG AND NEAR LEFTOVER
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES OVER THE AREA. THE STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY SO BRIEF LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINS COULD OCCUR
IN SOME LOCATIONS. RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD AVERAGE ONE HALF INCH OR
LESS WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
520 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-201030-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O`CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
520 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 109 ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 109 WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND...THE EASTERN BRUSH
COUNTRY AND THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

$$

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
411 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

TXZ248>257-200915-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
411 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
BEACHES AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AT THE BEACHES OF
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
DUE TO HIGHER SEAS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

$$

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