NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued July 18 at 4:38AM CDT until July 19 at 6:46PM 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...
Devils River At Bakers Crossing 19N Of Comstock affecting Val
Verde County.
* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Devils River at Bakers Crossing 19N Of Comstock.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, (5.2 meters), Major flooding can wash
livestock, autos, camp equipment and campers away well into the
flood plain and tributaries of the Devils River above Glasscock
Ranch to Amistad Reservoir. Roads and bridges are severely flooded
and extremely dangerous. Many areas are cut off for hours.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 2.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 4.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this morning to a crest of 16.7 feet this afternoon. It will
then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
15.5 feet on 09/23/1990.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2644th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days