Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

Nueces River At Laguna affecting Uvalde County.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...

Nueces River Below Uvalde affecting Uvalde County.

Nueces River Near Asherton affecting Dimmit County.

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Nueces River below Uvalde.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Residents of many low lying homes in Crystal City flood in less than a day from a crest in Uvalde. Roads and bridges are damaged above Barksdale to below Carrizo Springs. Flow ranges from one half mile to four miles wide in the flood plain, trapping livestock and destroying equipment in the flood plain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 27.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 PM CDT Thursday was 28.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 28.2 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall but remain above flood stage for multiple days. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood