Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...

Nueces River Near Tilden affecting McMullen County.

For the Nueces River...including Tilden...Minor flooding is forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/crp.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Nueces River near Tilden.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Much of the flood plain below Cotulla to below tilden is cut off, as sloughs and peripheral channels fill. Hunting cabins, oil field pump jacks and tank batteries flood well away from the channel. Livestock are cut off and can drown.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 AM CST Thursday the stage was 8.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Sunday afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 15.0 feet Monday morning. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.2 feet on 09/19/1983. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood