Flood Warning

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

Nueces River Near Asherton affecting Dimmit County.

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Nueces River near Asherton.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 31.0 feet, The Nueces River and Turkey Creek are a mile and a half wide south and west of Crystal City. Farm to Market 190 is flooded over a mile near the Nueces River and the bridge floor is flooded. Livestock should be moved from the flood plain. Upstream, Highway 85 becomes impassable as routed water spills into Soldier Slough and over the highway.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 31.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 3:30 PM CDT Saturday was 31.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.5 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 30.9 feet on 10/06/1959 or about a foot higher than the 30.21 on July 4th 2002. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood