Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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WGUS84 KCRP 281611
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1111 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

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

  Nueces River Near Tilden affecting McMullen County.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

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

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TXC311-290715-
/O.EXT.KCRP.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-240629T2300Z/
/TILT2.1.ER.240626T0818Z.240627T1500Z.240629T0700Z.NO/
1111 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Nueces River near Tilden.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* 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 10:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 15.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 8.1 feet
    Wednesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

 Below are the latest river stages and stage forecasts:

             Fld   Observed                Forecasts (1 pm)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time    Sat   Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed

Nueces River
Tilden       14.0  15.0  Fri 10 am   13.0  11.3  9.9   8.8   8.0


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LAT...LON 2817 9880 2836 9859 2845 9833 2833 9833
      2826 9854 2807 9880


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