Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
818 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS..
  RIO GRANDE AT LAREDO AFFECTING WEBB COUNTY

.UPSTREAM RESERVOIR RELEASES WILL KEEP THE AFOREMENTIONED
RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO
STATIONS...OR CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION...AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD AFFECT CREST
FORECASTS.

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP. CLICK ON THE RIVER FORECASTS
IMAGE AT THE TOP...THEN CLICK ON THE FORECAST POINT.

TXC479-201918-
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/LDOT2.1.DR.080918T0610Z.080924T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
818 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RIO GRANDE AT LAREDO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.7 FEET
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.

* AT 8 FEET OR 2.4 METERS...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS.  FLOW
REACHES THE LOWER SECTIONS OF THE CUSTOMS PARKING LOT IN LAREDO.

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  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS:


                      FLD LATEST               FORECAST 6 AM LST
LOCATION              STG  STG  DAY  TIME   SAT  SUN  MON  TUE  WED

RIO GRANDE
  LAREDO                8   8.4 FRI  7 PM   8.4  8.4  8.4  8.6  8.7

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Air Quality Alert

TXZ187-189-204>207-220-221-201900-

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ALAMO AREA AIR COALITION
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
147 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ALERT DAY...

THE ALAMO AREA AIR COALITION HAS DECLARED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ALERT
DAY FOR THE SAN ANTONIO AREA FOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2008.

WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING HIGH
LEVELS OF OZONE POLLUTION ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2008.

VOLUNTARY ACTION IS NEEDED TO HELP REDUCE AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS AND
TO HELP PREVENT OZONE FORMATION.

TO REDUCE OZONE POLLUTION...THE ALAMO AREA AIR COALITION URGES AREA
RESIDENTS TO REDUCE VEHICLE TRIPS...CARPOOL...RIDE THE BUS AND AVOID
RUNNING GASOLINE ENGINES. OTHER RECOMMENDED ACTIONS INCLUDE WAITING
UNTIL AFTER 6 PM TO BUY GAS...MOW LAWNS OR RUN ERRANDS.

IF REQUIRED...THE NEXT AIR QUALITY ALERT DAY NOTICE WILL BE
ISSUED BY 3 PM SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2008.

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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WEEKDAYS CALL:

ALAMO AREA COG............................210-362-5203
TCEQ MEDIA RELATIONS IN AUSTIN............512-239-5000

INTERNET HOME PAGE ADDRESSES (ALL LOWER CASE):
TCEQ.......................................... WWW.TCEQ.STATE.TX.US
AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX

SAN ANTONIO NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION (WXK-67)...162.550 MHZ

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