Flood Warning

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

Rio Grande At Laredo affecting Webb County.

For the Rio Grande...including Columbia Bridge, Laredo...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rio Grande at Laredo.

* WHEN...From this morning to late Monday night.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, or 6.1 meters moderate lowland flooding occurs. Water is several feet deep over most of the mall and customs parking lots. The lowest residences are threatened and roads and low bridges become very dangerous. At 24.0 feet, or 7.3 meters, several feet of water are covering Los Dos Laredos Park, as well as Pedergal and Ventura streets. Water flows well back into Zacate Creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 3.5 feet (1.1 meters). - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet (2.1 meters). - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 22.2 feet (6.8 meters) tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet (2.4 meters). - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood