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Flood Warning

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Uvalde, TX

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed

Details

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Nueces River At Laguna affecting Uvalde County.
Nueces River Below Uvalde affecting Uvalde County.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Frio River Below Dry Frio affecting Uvalde County.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Nueces River at Laguna.
* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Moderate flooding with flow exceeding the banks of recreation camps in northern Uvalde County endangering sleeping campers and washing autos and gear downstream. Highway 55 crosses Hackberry Creek above Barksdale and the Nueces River at Barksdale. Farm to Market 337 crosses Camp Wood Creek east of Camp Wood in three places. All these crossings have had vehicular related drownings.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 15.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 1:30 AM CDT Friday was 21.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.0 feet early this morning. It will then fall below flood stage this afternoon. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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