NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued July 19 at 8:24PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Nueces River Near Asherton affecting Dimmit County.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Nueces River near Asherton.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 31.0 feet, The Nueces River and Turkey Creek are a
mile and a half wide south and west of Crystal City. Farm to
Market 190 is flooded over a mile near the Nueces River and the
bridge floor is flooded. Livestock should be moved from the flood
plain. Upstream, Highway 85 becomes impassable as routed water
spills into Soldier Slough and over the highway.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 31.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:30 PM CDT Sunday was 31.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 23.5 feet Friday
evening.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
30.9 feet on 10/06/1959 or about a foot higher than the 30.21
on July 4th 2002.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2852nd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
