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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this river flood warning at Jun 20, 2014, 11:01 AM CDT for Val Verde County, Texas. It took effect at Jun 20, 2014, 11:43 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2014, 11:01 AM CDT (16:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 20, 2014, 11:43 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2014, 9:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Val Verde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Pecos River at Pandale Crossing (PDAT2).
- Action stage
- 5 ft
- Minor stage
- 7 ft
- Moderate stage
- 10 ft
- Major stage
- 15 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.
955
WGUS44 KEWX 201601
FLWEWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1101 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE...
PECOS 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.
&&
TXC465-210946-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0013.140620T1643Z-140621T0946Z/
/PDAT2.1.ER.140620T1643Z.140620T1800Z.140620T2146Z.NO/
1101 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE PECOS RIVER AT PANDALE CROSSING.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.7 FEET (1.4 METERS).
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET (2.1 METERS).
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
NEAR 9.0 FEET 2.7 METERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...(3.0 METERS)...MODERATE FLOODING IS WELL INTO THE
FLOOD PLAIN MAKING SECONDARY ROADS AND CROSSINGS ALONG THE PECOS RIVER AND
TRIBUTARIES VERY DANGEROUS TO TRAVEL. SWIMMERS AND TUBERS SHOULD LEAVE THE
RIVER AS FLOW IS DANGEROUSLY TURBULENT. CAMPERS VEHICLES AND GEAR IN THE
FLOOD PLAIN CAN BE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.0 FEET ON NOV 17
2004.
$$
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM (FT)
LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
PANDALE CROSSING 5 7 4.7 FRI 10 AM 3.3 2.0 3.4 3.5 3.6
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM (M)
LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
PANDALE CROSSING 2 2 1.4 FRI 10 AM 1.0 0.6 1.0 1.1 1.1
&&
LAT...LON 3023 10175 3028 10169 3012 10149 2984 10137
2981 10150 3007 10157
$$1 follow-up statement
009
WGUS84 KEWX 210226
FLSEWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
926 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
PECOS RIVER AT PANDALE CROSSING AFFECTING VAL VERDE COUNTY
RIO GRANDE AT DEL RIO AFFECTING VAL VERDE COUNTY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
PECOS RIVER NEAR LANGTRY 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.
&&
TXC465-210256-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140621T0946Z/
/PDAT2.1.ER.140620T1615Z.140620T1630Z.140620T1815Z.NO/
926 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE PECOS RIVER AT PANDALE CROSSING.
* AT 8:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.8 FEET (0.9 METERS).
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET (2.1 METERS).
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 1:15 PM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL CRESTED AT 7.88 FEET (2.4 METERS) AT 11:30 AM
FRIDAY. THE RIVER LEVEL WILL FALL SLIGHTLY FROM THE CURRENT STAGE...THEN
RISE TO REACH A LOWER SECONDARY CREST NEAR 4.0 FEET (1.2 METERS) SATURDAY
MORNING...THEN FALL TO AROUND 1.5 FEET (0.5 METERS) AND BECOME STEADY.
* IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...(2.0 METERS)...LOWLAND FLOODING MAKES LOW WATER
CROSSINGS AT PANDALE ON THE PECOS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.
$$
TXC465-212026-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140621T2056Z/
/LTRT2.3.ER.140620T1546Z.140620T1830Z.140621T0856Z.NO/
926 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PECOS RIVER NEAR LANGTRY.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET (5.4 METERS).
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET (3.0 METERS).
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL CRESTED AT 33.79 FEET (10.3 METERS) AT 1:30 PM ON
FRIDAY. THIS IS NOW THE THIRD HIGHEST RIVER FLOOD STAGE ON RECORD BEHIND 36.64 FEET
(11.17 METERS) SET ON SEPTEMBER 20...1974. THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE FALLING
FROM ITS CURRENT STAGE AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...(5.2 METERS)...TURBULENCE IN THE RIVER CHANNEL IS
DANGEROUS TO CANOEISTS AND KAYAKERS. FLOW INUNDATES THE LOWER BANKS OF THE
CANYON THREATENING SLEEPING CAMPERS AND THEIR GEAR.
$$
TXC465-210256-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140621T1236Z/
/DLRT2.2.ER.140620T1029Z.140620T2015Z.140620T2145Z.NO/
926 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT DEL RIO.
* AT 8:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.4 FEET (0.7 METERS).
* FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET (1.2 METERS).
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 4:45 PM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL CRESTED AT 10.74 FEET AT 11:15 AM ON FRIDAY. THE
RIVER LEVEL HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS FALL AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR
STEADY AROUND 2.4 FEET (0.7 METERS).
* IMPACT...AT 4.7 FEET...(1.4 METERS)...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING REACHES THE
SLAB ELEVATION OF THE LOWEST HOMES IN THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION BELOW AMISTAD
DAM AND CUTS BEHIND THE LOWEST RESIDENTIAL AREAS CUTTING THEM OFF.
$$
&&
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7PM (FT)
LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
PANDALE CROSSING 5 7 2.8 FRI 08 PM 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4
LANGTRY 7 10 17.6 FRI 08 PM 4.5 3.0 2.5 2.7 2.8
DEL RIO 4 4 2.4 FRI 08 PM 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7PM (M)
LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
PANDALE CROSSING 2 2 0.9 FRI 08 PM 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
LANGTRY 2 3 5.4 FRI 08 PM 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9
DEL RIO 1 1 0.7 FRI 08 PM 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
&&
LAT...LON 3023 10175 3028 10169 3012 10149 2984 10137
2981 10150 3007 10157
LAT...LON 2981 10150 2984 10137 2975 10133 2965 10135
2971 10140 2977 10146
LAT...LON 2943 10112 2946 10102 2911 10063 2879 10048
2878 10059 2908 10072
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Kinney | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Maverick | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Val Verde | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Kinney, Maverick | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 11 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 15 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick | 110 min |
| Jun 20, 10:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 21 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.