Flood Warning
FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 143 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS... RIO GRANDE AT LAREDO AFFECTING WEBB COUNTY .RECENT AND ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AFOREMENTIONED RIVER BASINS WILL RESULT IN RIVER RISES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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 AND RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. 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. TXC479-180043- /O.NEW.KCRP.FL.W.0006.080919T0900Z-000000T0000Z/ /LDOT2.1.ER.080919T0900Z.080920T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 143 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE RIO GRANDE AT LAREDO. * FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET, OR 1.9 METERS. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET...OR 2.4 METERS. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 8.2 FEET...OR 2.5 METERS AND THEN HOLD NEAR THIS LEVEL. * AT 8 FEET OR 2.4 METERS...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. FLOW REACHES THE LOWER SECTIONS OF THE CUSTOMS PARKING LOT IN LAREDO. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON RIO GRANDE LAREDO 8 6.2 WED 01 AM 6.2 6.8 8.1 8.2 8.1 $$