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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 11, 2012Presidio County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this river flood warning at Jul 11, 2012, 1:17 PM CDT for Presidio County, Texas. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 11, 2012, 1:17 PM CDT (18:17 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2012, 7:16 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Flood severity: Minor

County Presidio County, TX

The river

Written for the forecast point Rio Grande 6 miles WNW of Presidio (PIOT2).

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

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.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

723 
WGUS44 KMAF 111817
FLWMAF
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
117 PM CDT WED JUL 11 2012

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

  RIO GRANDE ABOVE PRESIDIO 6WNW AFFECTING PRESIDIO COUNTY

HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS ACROSS THE 
AREA HAS RESULTED IN SUFFICIENT RUNOFF TO PRODUCE RISES IN THE
RIO GRANDE RIVER. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF.

LATER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS WARRANTED. AN UPDATED FORECAST
OF RIVER CONDITONS WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING.
 
RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH.  RANCHERS AND FARMERS SHOULD MOVE LIVESTOCK 
AND MACHINERY AWAY FROM FLOOD PRONE AREAS IF TIME PERMITS.
 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO OUR LOCAL WEBPAGE LOCATED
AT... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND ...SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER 
CURRENT CONDITIONS.

TXC377-120545-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FL.W.0003.120711T1817Z-120712T0545Z/
/PIOT2.1.ER.120711T1712Z.120711T1715Z.120711T1745Z.NO/
117 PM CDT WED JUL 11 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RIO GRANDE ABOVE PRESIDIO 6WNW.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET (2.8 METERS). 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET (2.7 METERS). 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET (2.7 METERS)...WATER BEGINS TO FLOW INTO THE 
  FLOOD PLAIN BETWEEN THE LEVEES.  

&&

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

                   BF  FLD  OBSERVED                  FORECAST
LOCATION          STG  STG  STAGE   DAY  TIME   WED   THU   THU   THU
                                                7PM   1AM   7AM   1PM
  PRESIDIO 6WNW   6.0  9.0    9.1   WED 12 PM   7.4   6.2   5.4   5.2

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

                   BF  FLD  OBSERVED                  FORECAST
LOCATION          STG  STG  STAGE   DAY  TIME   WED   THU   THU   THU
                                                7PM   1AM   7AM   1PM
  PRESIDIO 6WNW   1.8  2.7    2.8   WED 12 PM   2.3   1.9   1.6   1.6

$$

1 follow-up statement

676 
WGUS84 KMAF 120016
FLSMAF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
716 PM CDT WED JUL 11 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
TEXAS...
 
  RIO GRANDE ABOVE PRESIDIO 6WNW AFFECTING PRESIDIO COUNTY

THE RIO GRANDE JUST ABOVE PRESIDIO HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
AFTER RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ELEVATED IT INTO FLOOD.  THE FLOOD
WARNING IS CANCELLED.
 
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

&&

TXC377-120046-
/O.CAN.KMAF.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120712T0545Z/
/PIOT2.1.ER.120711T1712Z.120711T1715Z.120711T1719Z.NO/
716 PM CDT WED JUL 11 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE RIO GRANDE ABOVE PRESIDIO 6WNW.
* AT  6PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.2 FEET (1.6 METERS). 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 12:19 PM WEDNESDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET (2.7 METERS). 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 4.5 FEET (1.4 METERS)
  BY FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

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

                   BF  FLD  OBSERVED                  FORECAST
LOCATION          STG  STG  STAGE   DAY  TIME   THU   THU   THU   THU
                                                1AM   7AM   1PM   7PM
  PRESIDIO 6WNW   6.0  9.0    5.2   WED  6 PM   6.2   5.4   5.2   4.8

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

                   BF  FLD  OBSERVED                  FORECAST
LOCATION          STG  STG  STAGE   DAY  TIME   THU   THU   THU   THU
                                                1AM   7AM   1PM   7PM
  PRESIDIO 6WNW   1.8  2.7    1.6   WED  6 PM   1.9   1.6   1.6   1.5

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 7:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Ector, Midland	3 hr

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Sources

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