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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this river flood warning at Jul 20, 2013, 11:35 AM CDT for Brewster County, Presidio County, Texas. It took effect at Jul 20, 2013, 10:13 PM CDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2013, 11:35 AM CDT (16:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 20, 2013, 10:13 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2013, 9:19 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Brewster County, TX, Presidio County, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
993
WGUS44 KMAF 201635
FLWMAF
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1135 AM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013
...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
RIO GRANDE AT LAJITAS 1WNW AFFECTING BREWSTER AND PRESIDIO COUNTIES
RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY
.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVED THROUGH WEST TEXAS EARLIER THIS
WEEK...PRODUCING UP TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE RIO GRANDE
WATERSHED IN THE VICINITY OF...AND UPSTREAM OF...PRESIDIO. ABUNDANT
RAINFALL WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON THE RIO CONCHOS IN MEXICO. THIS HAS
RESULTED IN THE RIO GRANDE RISING TO FLOOD STAGE NEAR PRESIDIO. THIS
IS EXPECTED TO TRANSLATE DOWNSTREAM AS FAR AS BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO HEED FLOOD WARNINGS, AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA. VEHICLE-RELATED FATALITIES ARE THE
NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF FLOOD FATALITIES IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROADWAY, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS IT. YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM IN RUSHING
FLOODWATERS. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN!
RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH. RANCHERS AND FARMERS SHOULD MOVE LIVESTOCK
AND MACHINERY OUT OF FLOOD-PRONE AREAS IF TIME PERMITS.
KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE PRESENT FORECAST STAGE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
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1135 AM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED
7AM 7AM 7AM 7AM
PRESIDIO 6WNW 6.0 9.0 7.8 SAT 11 AM 5.9 4.8 5.3 5.8
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED
7AM 7AM 7AM 7AM
PRESIDIO 6WNW 1.8 2.7 2.4 SAT 11 AM 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.8
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE RIO GRANDE ABOVE PRESIDIO 6WNW.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11AM SATURDAY THE WAS 7.8 FEET (2.4 METERS).
* FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET (2.7 METERS).
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 12.6 FEET ( MSG METERS) BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET (FEET METERS), WATER REACHES THE BASE OF THE
LEVEE. MINOR DAMAGE TO FLOOD PLAIN BETWEEN LEVEES IS POSSIBLE.
$$
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1135 AM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED
7AM 7AM 7AM 7AM
LAJITAS 1WNW 7.0 13.0 M M 10.7 6.0 5.4 5.4
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED
7AM 7AM 7AM 7AM
LAJITAS 1WNW 2.1 4.0 M M 3.3 1.8 1.6 1.6
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT LAJITAS 1WNW.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO MONDAY AFTERNOON, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS).
$$
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1135 AM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED
7AM 7AM 7AM 7AM
JOHNSON RANCH 12.0 15.0 6.7 SAT 11 AM 10.6 13.7 8.1 7.5
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED
7AM 7AM 7AM 7AM
JOHNSON RANCH 3.7 4.6 2.0 SAT 11 AM 3.2 4.2 2.5 2.3
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH.
* FROM SUNDAY EVENING TO MONDAY AFTERNOON, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 11AM SATURDAY THE WAS 6.7 FEET (2.0 METERS).
* FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS).
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 16.8 FEET ( MSG METERS) BY EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET (FEET METERS), FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED.
MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS THAT LEAD TO COTTONWOOD
CAMPGROUND AND RIVER ROAD MAY FLOOD. STAGES ARE PRACTICALLY
SYNONYMOUS WITH THE GAGE AT COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND AT CASTOLON
(CSTT2), AND THEREFORE REPRESENT THE REACH FROM SANTA ELENA CANYON
THROUGH COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND, WHERE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. CATTLE ALSO
GRAZE IN THE LOWLANDS, AND MAY BE THREATENED.
$$3 follow-up statements
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WGUS84 KMAF 210151
FLSMAF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
851 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
RIO GRANDE ABOVE PRESIDIO 6WNW AFFECTING PRESIDIO COUNTY
RIO GRANDE AT PRESIDIO INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE AFFECTING PRESIDIO
COUNTY
RIO GRANDE BELOW PRESIDIO 5SE AFFECTING PRESIDIO COUNTY
RIO GRANDE AT LAJITAS 1WNW AFFECTING BREWSTER AND PRESIDIO COUNTIES
RIO GRANDE AT CASTOLON AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY
RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY
.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVED THROUGH WEST TEXAS EARLIER THIS
WEEK...PRODUCING UP TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE RIO GRANDE
WATERSHED IN THE VICINITY OF...AND UPSTREAM OF...PRESIDIO. ABUNDANT
RAINFALL WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON THE RIO CONCHOS IN MEXICO. THIS HAS
RESULTED IN THE RIO GRANDE RISING TO FLOOD STAGE NEAR PRESIDIO. THIS
IS EXPECTED TO TRANSLATE DOWNSTREAM PAST BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO HEED FLOOD WARNINGS, AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA. VEHICLE-RELATED FATALITIES ARE THE
NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF FLOOD FATALITIES IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROADWAY, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS IT. YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM IN RUSHING
FLOODWATERS. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN!
RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH. RANCHERS AND FARMERS SHOULD MOVE LIVESTOCK
AND MACHINERY OUT OF FLOOD-PRONE AREAS IF TIME PERMITS.
KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE PRESENT FORECAST STAGE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SUNDAY MORNING.
&&
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851 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN SUN SUN
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
PRESIDIO 6WNW 6.0 9.0 9.5 SAT 8 PM 9.2 6.9 5.5 5.0
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN SUN SUN
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
PRESIDIO 6WNW 1.8 2.7 2.9 SAT 8 PM 2.8 2.1 1.7 1.5
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE ABOVE PRESIDIO 6WNW.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8PM SATURDAY THE WAS 9.5 FEET (2.9 METERS).
* FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET (2.7 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET (2.7 METERS), WATER BEGINS TO FLOW INTO THE
FLOOD PLAIN BETWEEN THE LEVEES.
$$
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851 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN SUN SUN
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
PRESIDIO INTER 12.0 15.5 17.8 SAT 8 PM 16.6 12.9 10.0 8.8
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN SUN SUN
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
PRESIDIO INTER 3.7 4.7 5.4 SAT 8 PM 5.1 3.9 3.0 2.7
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT PRESIDIO INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8PM SATURDAY THE WAS 17.8 FEET (5.4 METERS).
* FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.5 FEET (4.7 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
$$
TXC377-211751-
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851 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN SUN SUN
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
PRESIDIO 5SE 9.0 9.0 11.6 SAT 8 PM 11.3 9.8 7.0 5.7
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN SUN SUN
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
PRESIDIO 5SE 2.7 2.7 3.5 SAT 8 PM 3.4 3.0 2.1 1.7
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE BELOW PRESIDIO 5SE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8PM SATURDAY THE WAS 11.6 FEET (3.5 METERS).
* FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET (2.7 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET (3.4 METERS), MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER.
IRRIGATION PUMPS MAY NEED TO BE REMOVED. NO THREATS TO HOMES OR
OTHER STRUCTURES IS KNOWN TO OCCUR.
$$
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851 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN SUN SUN
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
LAJITAS 1WNW 7.0 13.0 11.4 SAT 8 PM 13.6 14.9 15.6 13.0
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN SUN SUN
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
LAJITAS 1WNW 2.1 4.0 3.5 SAT 8 PM 4.1 4.5 4.8 4.0
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT LAJITAS 1WNW.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS).
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET (5.2 METERS), THE PARK JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE
GAGE COMPLETELY FLOODS.
$$
TXC043-211751-
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/CSTT2.1.ER.130720T2015Z.130720T2130Z.130722T1200Z.NO/
851 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN SUN SUN
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
CASTOLON 13.0 15.0 11.1 SAT 8 PM 8.9 6.6 11.4 13.3
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN SUN SUN
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
CASTOLON 4.0 4.6 3.4 SAT 8 PM 2.7 2.0 3.5 4.1
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT CASTOLON.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8PM SATURDAY THE WAS 11.1 FEET (3.4 METERS).
* FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE MONDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS), MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING
BEGINS. THE ROAD BETWEEN SANTA ELENA CANYON AND COTTONWOOD
CAMPGROUND IN THE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK BEGINS TO FLOOD. THE
PARKING LOT AT SANTA ELENA CANYON WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD AND THE
NATURE TRAIL INTO THE CANYON WILL BE CUTOFF. CAMPERS IN COTTONWOOD
CAMPGROUND NEED TO REMAIN ALERT TO POSSIBLE EVACUATION PROCEDURES.
$$
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851 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN SUN SUN
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
JOHNSON RANCH 12.0 15.0 13.8 SAT 8 PM 16.0 10.8 8.1 13.3
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN SUN SUN
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
JOHNSON RANCH 3.7 4.6 4.2 SAT 8 PM 4.9 3.3 2.5 4.1
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8PM SATURDAY THE WAS 13.8 FEET (4.2 METERS).
* FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS).
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 18.7 FEET ( MSG METERS) BY MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET (5.8 METERS), MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS.
FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR UPSTREAM IN COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND AT
CASTOLON, AS STAGES AT EACH LOCATION ARE PRACTICALLY SYNONYMOUS.
MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE, BUT NO DAMAGE
OCCURS. THE GAGE IS INACCESSIBLE, AS RIVER ROAD IS IMPASSABLE AT
SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
$$682
WGUS84 KMAF 211435
FLSMAF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
935 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
TEXAS...
RIO GRANDE ABOVE PRESIDIO 6WNW AFFECTING PRESIDIO COUNTY
RIO GRANDE AT PRESIDIO INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE AFFECTING PRESIDIO
COUNTY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
RIO GRANDE BELOW PRESIDIO 5SE AFFECTING PRESIDIO COUNTY
RIO GRANDE AT LAJITAS 1WNW AFFECTING BREWSTER AND PRESIDIO COUNTIES
RIO GRANDE AT CASTOLON AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY
RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY
RIO GRANDE AT BOQUILLAS-RIO GRANDE VILLAGE AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY
A STORM SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH WEST TEXAS LAST WEEK PRODUCED UP
TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE RIO GRANDE WATERSHED NEAR PRESIDIO.
ABUNDANT RAINFALL ALSO FELL ON THE RIO CONCHOS IN MEXICO. THIS HAS
RESULTED IN THE RIO GRANDE RISING TO FLOOD STAGE AT SEVERAL
FORECAST LOCATIONS. THIS HAS TRANSLATED DOWNSTREAM AND WHILE SOME
FORECAST LOCATIONS HAVE FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE...SEVERAL LOCATIONS
CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO HEED FLOOD WARNINGS, AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA. VEHICLE-RELATED FATALITIES ARE THE
NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF FLOOD FATALITIES IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROADWAY, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS IT. YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM IN RUSHING
FLOODWATERS. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN!
RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH. RANCHERS AND FARMERS SHOULD MOVE LIVESTOCK
AND MACHINERY OUT OF FLOOD-PRONE AREAS IF TIME PERMITS.
KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE PRESENT FORECAST STAGE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING.
&&
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935 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
PRESIDIO 6WNW 6.0 9.0 7.7 SUN 8 AM 7.0 5.5 5.1 5.1
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
PRESIDIO 6WNW 1.8 2.7 2.4 SUN 8 AM 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.6
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE RIO GRANDE ABOVE PRESIDIO 6WNW.
* AT 8 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET (2.4 METERS).
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 1:40 AM SUNDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9 FEET (2.7 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.1 FEET (FEET
METERS) BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 7 FEET, MODERATE OVERBANK FLOODING
BETWEEN THE LEVEES BEGINS. NO OTHER DAMAGE IS EXPECTED.
$$
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935 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
PRESIDIO INTER 12.0 15.5 14.6 SUN 8 AM 14.3 13.6 11.2 9.5
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
PRESIDIO INTER 3.7 4.7 4.5 SUN 8 AM 4.4 4.1 3.4 2.9
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT PRESIDIO INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE.
* AT 8 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET (4.5 METERS).
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 3:46 AM SUNDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.5 FEET (4.7 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 9.5 FEET (FEET
METERS) BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 15.5 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OF THE FLOOD
PLAIN BETWEEN THE LEVEES OCCURS. NO DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS
EXPECTED.
$$
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935 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
PRESIDIO 5SE 9.0 9.0 9.4 SUN 8 AM 9.2 8.6 7.0 6.1
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
PRESIDIO 5SE 2.7 2.7 2.9 SUN 8 AM 2.8 2.6 2.1 1.9
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE BELOW PRESIDIO 5SE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET (2.9 METERS).
* FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9 FEET (2.7 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 9 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS AROUND THE RIVER BEGINS.
$$
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/TGAT2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.130721T1800Z.130722T0103Z.UU/
935 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
LAJITAS 1WNW 7.0 13.0 M M 15.7 13.6 10.2 8.2
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
LAJITAS 1WNW 2.1 4.0 M M 4.8 4.1 3.1 2.5
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT LAJITAS 1WNW.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET (4.0 METERS).
* IMPACT...AT 17 FEET, THE PARK JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE
GAGE COMPLETELY FLOODS.
$$
TXC043-220634-
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/CSTT2.1.ER.130720T2015Z.130720T2130Z.130722T1320Z.NO/
935 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
CASTOLON 13.0 15.0 13.5 SUN 8 AM 14.9 15.5 15.7 15.2
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
CASTOLON 4.0 4.6 4.1 SUN 8 AM 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.6
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT CASTOLON.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET (4.1 METERS).
* FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET (4.6 METERS).
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 15.7 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 15 FEET, MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING
BEGINS. THE ROAD BETWEEN SANTA ELENA CANYON AND COTTONWOOD
CAMPGROUND IN THE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK BEGINS TO FLOOD. THE
PARKING LOT AT SANTA ELENA CANYON WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD AND THE
NATURE TRAIL INTO THE CANYON WILL BE CUTOFF. CAMPERS IN COTTONWOOD
CAMPGROUND NEED TO REMAIN ALERT TO POSSIBLE EVACUATION PROCEDURES.
$$
TXC043-220634-
/O.EXT.KMAF.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130723T1743Z/
/TELT2.2.ER.130721T1951Z.130722T1200Z.130723T0543Z.NO/
935 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
JOHNSON RANCH 12.0 15.0 12.6 SUN 8 AM 14.1 17.0 18.0 18.4
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
JOHNSON RANCH 3.7 4.6 3.8 SUN 8 AM 4.3 5.2 5.5 5.6
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET (3.8 METERS).
* FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET (4.6 METERS).
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 18.4 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19 FEET, MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS.
FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR UPSTREAM IN COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND AT
CASTOLON, AS STAGES AT EACH LOCATION ARE PRACTICALLY SYNONYMOUS.
MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE, BUT NO DAMAGE
OCCURS. THE GAGE IS INACCESSIBLE, AS RIVER ROAD IS IMPASSABLE AT
SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
$$
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/BOQT2.2.ER.130722T0336Z.130722T1800Z.130723T1348Z.NO/
935 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
BOQUILLAS-RIO 12.0 13.0 10.2 SUN 9 AM 12.2 11.2 14.2 15.4
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME SUN SUN MON MON
1PM 7PM 1AM 7AM
BOQUILLAS-RIO 3.7 4.0 3.1 SUN 9 AM 3.7 3.4 4.3 4.7
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT BOQUILLAS-RIO GRANDE VILLAGE.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 9 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.2 FEET (3.1 METERS).
* FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET (4.0 METERS).
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 15.8 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 15 FEET, MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING
BEGINS. WATER PUMPS WILL BE SUBMERGED.
$$149
WGUS84 KMAF 220219
FLSMAF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
919 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ALONG
THE RIO GRANDE RIVER IN TEXAS...
RIO GRANDE BELOW PRESIDIO 5SE AFFECTING PRESIDIO COUNTY
RIO GRANDE AT LAJITAS 1WNW AFFECTING BREWSTER AND PRESIDIO COUNTIES
RIO GRANDE AT CASTOLON AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ALONG
THE RIO GRANDE RIVER IN TEXAS...
RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY
RIO GRANDE AT BOQUILLAS-RIO GRANDE VILLAGE AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY
A STORM SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH WEST TEXAS LAST WEEK PRODUCED UP
TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE RIO GRANDE WATERSHED NEAR PRESIDIO.
ABUNDANT RAINFALL ALSO FELL ON THE RIO CONCHOS IN MEXICO. THIS HAS
RESULTED IN THE RIO GRANDE RISING TO FLOOD STAGE AT SEVERAL
FORECAST LOCATIONS. TH E HIGHER FLOWS HAVE TRANSLATED DOWNSTREAM
AND WHILE SOME FORECAST LOCATIONS HAVE FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE...
TWO LOCATIONS CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO HEED FLOOD WARNINGS, AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA. VEHICLE-RELATED FATALITIES ARE THE
NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF FLOOD FATALITIES IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROADWAY, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS IT. YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM IN RUSHING
FLOODWATERS. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN!
RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH. RANCHERS AND FARMERS SHOULD MOVE LIVESTOCK
AND MACHINERY OUT OF FLOOD-PRONE AREAS IF TIME PERMITS.
KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE PRESENT FORECAST STAGE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
&&
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/PRDT2.1.ER.130720T1321Z.130721T0315Z.130722T0003Z.NO/
919 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME MON MON MON MON
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
PRESIDIO 5SE 9.0 9.0 8.6 SUN 8 PM 7.5 6.2 5.7 5.4
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME MON MON MON MON
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
PRESIDIO 5SE 2.7 2.7 2.6 SUN 8 PM 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.6
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE RIO GRANDE BELOW PRESIDIO 5SE.
* AT 8 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET (2.6 METERS).
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 6:03 PM SUNDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET (2.7 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.0 FEET (1.5 METERS)
BY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET (2.7 METERS), MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS AROUND THE RIVER BEGINS.
$$
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/TGAT2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
919 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME MON MON MON MON
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
LAJITAS 1WNW 7.0 13.0 13.4 8 PM 12.5 12.1 10.6 8.5
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME MON MON MON MON
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
LAJITAS 1WNW 2.1 4.0 4.1 8 PM 3.8 3.7 3.2 2.6
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT LAJITAS 1WNW.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS).
* IMPACT...AT 11.5 FEET (3.5 METERS), WATER APPROACHES THE FENCED-IN
PARK AREA AT 11.5 FEET.
$$
TXC043-220249-
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/CSTT2.1.ER.130720T2015Z.130720T2130Z.130720T2257Z.NO/
919 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME MON MON MON MON
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
CASTOLON 13.0 15.0 12.7 SUN 8 PM 13.1 12.5 11.2 9.1
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME MON MON MON MON
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
CASTOLON 4.0 4.6 3.9 SUN 8 PM 4.0 3.8 3.4 2.8
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT CASTOLON.
* AT 8PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET (3.9 METERS).
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 5:57 PM SUNDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 7.2 FEET (2.2 METERS)
BY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS), MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS.
NO DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
$$
TXC043-221819-
/O.EXT.KMAF.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130723T0600Z/
/TELT2.1.ER.130722T0834Z.130722T1200Z.130722T1800Z.NO/
919 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME MON MON MON MON
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
JOHNSON RANCH 12.0 15.0 14.8 SUN 8 PM 14.4 15.8 15.0 13.7
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME MON MON MON MON
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
JOHNSON RANCH 3.7 4.6 4.5 SUN 8 PM 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.2
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH.
* UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET (4.5 METERS).
* FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS).
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 15.8 FEET (4.8 METERS) TOMORROW MORNING. THE
RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS), FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED.
MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS. ROADS THAT LEAD TO COTTONWOOD
CAMPGROUND AND RIVER ROAD MAY FLOOD. STAGES ARE PRACTICALLY
SYNONYMOUS WITH THE GAGE AT COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND AT CASTOLON
(CSTT2), AND THEREFORE REPRESENT THE REACH FROM SANTA ELENA CANYON
THROUGH COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND, WHERE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. CATTLE ALSO
GRAZE IN THE LOWLANDS, AND MAY BE THREATENED.
$$
TXC043-221819-
/O.EXT.KMAF.FL.W.0012.130722T0525Z-130724T1525Z/
/BOQT2.1.ER.130722T0525Z.130723T0000Z.130723T0325Z.NO/
919 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 2013
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME MON MON MON MON
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
BOQUILLAS-RIO 12.0 13.0 11.5 SUN 8 PM 13.2 11.8 12.4 13.4
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME MON MON MON MON
1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
BOQUILLAS-RIO 3.7 4.0 3.5 SUN 8 PM 4.0 3.6 3.8 4.1
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT BOQUILLAS-RIO GRANDE VILLAGE.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY MORNING, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 8PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET (3.5 METERS).
* FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS).
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.4 FEET (4.1 METERS) BY TOMORROW
EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE
EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS), WATER REACHES THE WATER PUMPS
MAINTAINED BY THE PARK SERVICE THAT ARE USED TO WATER THE
CAMPGROUNDS AND TO PROVIDE WATER TO THE EMPLOYEE LIVING QUARTERS.
IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR PARK PERSONNEL TO REMOVE THE WATER PUMPS.
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jul 20, 6:15 AM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 6:15 AM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 615 AM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .DISCUSSION... SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 317 AM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013/ DISCUSSION... LARGE PESKY UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA IN MEXICO WILL REMAIN THE MAIN WEATHER INFLUENCE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A PORTION OF THIS SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO RETROGRADE WESTWARD TOWARD BAJA WHILE THE REMAINING PIECE IS FORECAST TO CONSOLIDATE JUST SOUTH OF THE BIG BEND WITH ANOTHER DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY MOVING WESTWARD ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM WILL MAINLY FAVOR AREAS SOUTH AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER INCLUDING THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND BIG BEND REGION FOR DAILY CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WENT WITH SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY IN THESE AREAS. BY NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL DECREASE TO ISOLATED IN THE MOUNTAINS AS AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE AREA CENTERED IN THE ROCKIES IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AND PUSH THE UPPER LOW TOWARD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY BUT BECOME NORMAL BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DUE TO THE BUILDING OF THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE REGION. FORECAST NEXT SATURDAY IS NOT CLEAR WITH THE ECMWF BRINGING A COLD FRONT WITH PRECIPITATION...GFS WARM AND MAINLY DRY. WILL SIDE WITH THE GFS FOR NOW AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR. && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 10
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 5:10 AM CDT, 6 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 510 AM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-211015- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 510 AM CDT SAT JUL 20 2013 /410 AM MDT SAT JUL 20 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS WEST AND SOUTH TO THE RIO GRANDE. STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Presidio | 23 hr |
| Jul 20, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Presidio | 35 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster | 56 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Presidio | 22 hr |
| Jul 20, 4:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Reeves | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 4:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster | 29 hr |
| Jul 20, 4:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Brewster | 52 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster, Pecos, Terrell | 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.