TX WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches, and Advisories
WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, April 8, 2023
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
258 PM CDT Fri Apr 7 2023
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Guadalupe River Near Bloomington affecting Calhoun, Victoria and
Refugio Counties.
For the Guadalupe River...including Victoria, Bloomington...Moderate
flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/crp.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Guadalupe River Near Bloomington.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Irrigation and oil well pumps, tank
batteries, and equipment in the lower flood plain below Victoria
flood. Livestock are cut off, may have to be fed by boat, and
could drown. Homes downstream above Highway 35 on the left bank
are cut off.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 10.19 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Saturday afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 26.1
feet Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
26.2 feet on 04/07/1992.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Below are the latest river stages and stage forecasts:
Fld Observed...