River Flood Warning 1, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

May 12, 2011, 8:49 AM CDT (13:49 UTC)

In effect from

May 12, 2011, 12:28 PM CDT

Expired

May 12, 2011, 7:35 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Flood severity

Minor

County Val Verde County, TX

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Written for the forecast point Devils River at Pafford Crossing near Comstock (CMKT2).

Action stage

4 ft

Minor stage

5 ft

Moderate stage

6 ft

Major stage

12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08449400, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

717 
WGUS44 KEWX 121349
FLWEWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
849 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

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

  DEVILS 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.

&&

TXC465-130749-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0001.110512T1728Z-110513T0815Z/
/CMKT2.1.ER.110512T1728Z.110512T1800Z.110512T2015Z.NO/
849 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

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

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE DEVILS RIVER AT PAFFORD CROSSING NR COMSTOCK.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 
  NEAR 5.3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...(1.5 METERS)...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING ONE QUARTER MILE 
  WIDE AT PAFFORDS CROSSING COVERS MOST OF THE RIGHT BANK.  TURBULENT FLOW ABOVE
  PAFFORDS CROSSING TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR CAN WASH CAMPERS...AUTOS...AND GEAR 
  DOWNSTREAM.

$$

&& 

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

RIO GRANDE
  PAFFORD CROSSIN    4    5    2.5   THU 08 AM   3.7   2.7   2.3   2.3   2.3

$$

726 
WGUS84 KEWX 130035
FLSEWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
735 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...

DEVILS RIVER AT PAFFORD CROSSING NR COMSTOCK AFFECTING VAL VERDE 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.

&&

TXC465-130105-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110513T0815Z/
/CMKT2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
735 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
 THE DEVILS RIVER AT PAFFORD CROSSING NR COMSTOCK.
* AT  7:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.3 FEET (0.7 METERS).
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET (1.5 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE AT 2.9 FEET OR 0.8 METERS. 
  THE RIVER WILL FALL TO 2.1 BY TONIGHT. THIS WILL BE THE LAST FORECAST.
* IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...(1.5 METERS)...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING ONE QUARTER MILE 
  WIDE AT PAFFORDS CROSSING COVERS MOST OF THE RIGHT BANK.  TURBULENT FLOW ABOVE
  PAFFORDS CROSSING TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR CAN WASH CAMPERS...AUTOS...AND GEAR 
  DOWNSTREAM.

$$

&&

BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED            FORECAST 7AM (FT)
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   TUE
  PAFFORD CROSSIN    4    5    2.3   THU 07 PM   2.2   2.1   2.2   2.1      


BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED           FORECAST 7AM (M)
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   TUE
  PAFFORD CROSSIN    1    2    0.7   THU 07 PM   0.7   0.6   0.7   0.6      

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.