NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued July 20 at 2:38PM CDT until July 26 at 12:06AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
...The Flood Warning continues 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 early Sunday morning.
* 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 1:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 30.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:30 PM CDT Monday was 30.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.4
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage early Saturday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
30.9 feet on 10/06/1959.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2894th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
