River Flood Warning 9, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Jan 26, 2012, 8:43 AM CST (14:43 UTC)

Expired

Jan 26, 2012, 7:11 PM CST

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Flood severity

Minor

Counties Bastrop County, TX, Fayette County, TX

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:41 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 Colorado River (TX) near Smithville (SMIT2). The gauge peaked at 21.43 ft at Jan 26, 2012, 9:00 AM CST.

Action stage

10 ft

Minor stage

20 ft

Moderate stage

23 ft

Major stage

28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08159500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

150 
WGUS44 KEWX 261443
FLWEWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
843 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012

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

  COLORADO 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.

&&

TXC021-149-270843-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0009.120126T1443Z-120127T1312Z/
/SMIT2.1.ER.120126T0911Z.120126T1800Z.120127T0112Z.NO/
843 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012

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

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE COLORADO RIVER NEAR SMITHVILLE.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEAR THE CREST NOW AND WILL BEGIN TO FALL
  LATER THIS MORNING. IT WILL DROP BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING REACHES SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW
  WATER CROSSINGS NEAR THE RIVER.

$$

&& 

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

COLORADO RIVER
  SMITHVILLE        10   20   21.4   THU 08 AM  16.4  10.1   7.4   5.9   4.4

$$

047 
WGUS84 KEWX 270111
FLSEWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
711 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

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

  COLORADO RIVER NEAR SMITHVILLE AFFECTING BASTROP AND FAYETTE COUNTIES

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.

&&

TXC021-149-270141-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120127T1312Z/
/SMIT2.1.ER.120126T0911Z.120126T1500Z.120126T2024Z.NO/
711 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE COLORADO RIVER NEAR SMITHVILLE.
* AT  7:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 4.5 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

&& 

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

COLORADO RIVER
  SMITHVILLE        10   20   16.7   THU 07 PM   4.5   3.1   2.4   2.0      

$$

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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.