The ensuing rise along the Nueces River closed a portion of US highway 57 shortly after midnight on the morning of the 19th, and continued into the late afternoon. The river also threatened homes later that afternoon in Crystal City, but did not cause any damage.
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The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
The ensuing rise along the Nueces River closed a portion of US highway 57 shortly after midnight on the morning of the 19th, and continued into the late afternoon. The river also threatened homes later that afternoon in Crystal City, but did not cause any damage.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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