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WGUS84 KEWX 251539
FLSEWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1039 AM CDT THU SEP 25 2008

...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE RIO GRANDE...

ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CHANGE THESE RIVER FORECAST LEVELS.

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1039 AM CDT THU SEP 25 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RIO GRANDE AT FOSTER RANCH.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.2 FEET (6.8 METERS).
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET (4.3 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE FALLING BUT REMAIN WELL ABOVE FLOOD
  STAGE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
* IMPACT...AT 22 FEET...MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS ABOVE DRYDEN TO LAKE
  AMISTAD. BELOW FOSTER RANCH...THE RIVER IS ONE THIRD MILE WIDE AND COVERS THE
  RIGHT FLOOD PLAIN TO THE CANYON WALL. CAMPERS...AUTOS...GEAR AND LIVESTOCK
  FLOOD ANYWHERE IN THE RIO GRANDE CANYON BOTTOM AND WILL WASH DOWNSTREAM.
  CANOEING AND KAYAKING ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THE RIO GRANDE RIVER ABOVE
  DRYDEN TO LAKE AMISTAD. TURBULENT FLOW...HUGE EDDIES AND WHIRLPOOLS OCCUR.

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1039 AM CDT THU SEP 25 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RIO GRANDE AT DEL RIO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET (1.9 METERS).
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET (1.2 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CHANGE LITTLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS DUE
  TO RELEASES FROM LAKE AMISTAD.
* IMPACT...AT 4.7 FEET...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.

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&&

BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED            FORECAST 7AM (FT)
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   TUE
  FOSTER RANCH      14   14   22.2   THU 10 AM  20.6  19.4  18.5  17.7  17.3
  DEL RIO            4    4    6.3   THU 10 AM   6.2   6.2   6.3   6.3   6.3


BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED            FORECAST 7AM (M)
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   TUE
  FOSTER RANCH       4    4    6.8   THU 10 AM   6.3   5.9   5.6   5.4   5.3
  DEL RIO            1    1    1.9   THU 10 AM   1.9   1.9   1.9   1.9   1.9

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