NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued July 16 at 7:33AM CDT until July 17 at 5:51PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
...The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio TX has issued
a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...
Pedernales River At Johnson City affecting Blanco County.
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Texas...
Pedernales River At Fredericksburg affecting Blanco and Gillespie
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pedernales River at Johnson City.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding reaches secondary
roads, crossings and low bridges. Low areas of LBJ National Park
upstream are flooded. Swimmers and recreationists should leave the
river downstream in Pedernales Falls State Park.
At 17.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding makes secondary roads,
bridges and low crossings very dangerous. Swimmers and
recreationists should move from the flood plain downstream in
Pedernales Falls State Park. Near the USGS 1:2 year flood.
At 19.0 feet, Major flooding makes secondary and primary roads
below Stonewall to Lake Travis very dangerous. Low park areas
downstream in Pedernales Falls State Park flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this afternoon to a crest of 18.9 feet this evening. It will
then fall below flood stage late tonight.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
19.3 feet on 05/24/2015.
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- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2319th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days