River Flood Warning 1, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

May 8, 2012, 6:46 PM CDT (23:46 UTC)

Expired

May 8, 2012, 7:46 PM CDT

In force

60 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Flood severity

Minor

County Presidio County, TX

Written for the forecast point Rio Grande at Candelaria Crossing (CDET2).

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

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

092 
WGUS44 KMAF 082346
FLWMAF
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
646 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS... 

  RIO GRANDE AT CANDELARIA 3N AFFECTING PRESIDIO COUNTY

THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST FROM MEXICO HAVE PRODUCED HEAVY 
RAINFALL IN THE VICINITY OF CANDELARIA...RESULTING IN RAPID RISES ON 
THE RIO GRANDE.
 
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS MAY BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT...DEPENDING ON IF 
MORE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF...OR UPSTREAM...OF THE
RIO GRANDE AT CANDELARIA.
 
RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH.  RANCHERS AND FARMERS SHOULD MOVE LIVESTOCK 
AND MACHINERY AWAY FROM FLOOD PRONE AREAS IF TIME PERMITS.
 
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION THROUGH THIS AREA. IF YOU 
ENCOUNTER A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROADWAY... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS IT.
YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM IN RUSHING FLOODWATERS.
 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO OUR LOCAL WEBPAGE LOCATED
AT... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND ...SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER 
CURRENT CONDITIONS.

TXC377-091546-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FL.W.0001.120508T2346Z-120509T1800Z/
/CDET2.1.ER.120508T2258Z.120509T0000Z.120509T0600Z.NO/
646 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RIO GRANDE AT CANDELARIA 3N.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  6PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET (2.6 METERS). 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.5 FEET (2.6 METERS). 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.8 FEET (2.7 
  METERS) BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET (2.6 METERS)...THE RIVER REACHES FLOOD STAGE.  
  MINOR FLOODING OF THE RIVER ROAD IN LOW AREAS IS POSSIBLE. HOMES IN
  CANDELARIA ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED. FARMERS AND RANCHERS 
  NEED TO REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER AND RIVER CONDITIONS AS 
  LIVESTOCK AND MACHINERY MAY NEED TO BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. 

&&

BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):

                   BF  FLD  OBSERVED                  FORECAST
LOCATION          STG  STG  STAGE   DAY  TIME   TUE   WED   WED   WED
                                                7PM   1AM   7AM   1PM
  CANDELARIA 3N   7.5  8.5    8.6   TUE  6 PM   8.8   8.5   6.6   5.4

BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):

                   BF  FLD  OBSERVED                  FORECAST
LOCATION          STG  STG  STAGE   DAY  TIME   TUE   WED   WED   WED
                                                7AM   1PM   7PM   1AM
  CANDELARIA 3N   2.3  2.6    2.6   TUE  6 PM   2.7   2.6   2.0   1.6

$$

358 
WGUS84 KMAF 090046
FLSMAF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
746 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
TEXAS...
 
  RIO GRANDE AT CANDELARIA 3N AFFECTING PRESIDIO COUNTY

THE RIO GRANDE AT CANDELARIA CRESTED BRIEFLY ABOVE MINOR FLOOD 
STAGE FOR 27 MINUTES...AND HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.  THE RIVER
WILL CONTINUE FALLING OVERNIGHT.
 
THIS IS THE FINAL STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT. 

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION THROUGH THIS AREA. IF YOU 
ENCOUNTER A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROADWAY... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS IT.
YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM IN RUSHING FLOODWATERS.
 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO OUR LOCAL WEBPAGE LOCATED
AT... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND ...SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER 
CURRENT CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THE LATEST TEXAS ROAD CONDITIONS... PLEASE CALL THE TEXAS 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AT 1 800 452 9292

&&

TXC377-090116-
/O.CAN.KMAF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120509T1800Z/
/CDET2.1.ER.120508T2258Z.120508T2315Z.120508T2325Z.NO/
746 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE RIO GRANDE AT CANDELARIA 3N.
* AT  7PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET (2.4 METERS). 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 18:25 PM TUESDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.5 FEET (2.6 METERS). 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 3.9 FEET (1.2 METERS)
  BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET (2.3 METERS)...WATER LEVEL IS NEAR BANKFULL.  
  NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IS EXPECTED.
THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.6 FEET ON MAY 8 2012.

&&

BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):

                   BF  FLD  OBSERVED                  FORECAST
LOCATION          STG  STG  STAGE   DAY  TIME   WED   THU   FRI   SAT
                                                7AM   7AM   7AM   7AM
  CANDELARIA 3N   7.5  8.5    8.0   TUE  7 PM   3.9   3.8   3.8   3.7

BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):

                   BF  FLD  OBSERVED                  FORECAST
LOCATION          STG  STG  STAGE   DAY  TIME   WED   THU   FRI   SAT
                                                7AM   7AM   7AM   7AM
  CANDELARIA 3N   2.3  2.6    2.4   TUE  7 PM   1.2   1.2   1.2   1.1

$$

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