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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1248 PM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026
...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE FOR FORECAST SERVICES ALONG THE
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN...
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS
-NEWS MEDIA
-OTHER NWS USERS
FROM: ERIC FORINASH - LEAD METEOROLOGIST
ANGEL ENRIQUEZ - METEOROLOGIST
NWS CORPUS CHRISTI TX
SUBJECT: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE FOR THREE RIVER GAUGES ALONG THE
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN TRANSITIONING FROM DAILY TO
FLOOD-ONLY FORECAST SERVICES
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026, FORECAST SERVICES FOR
THREE RIVER GAUGES ALONG THE GUADALUPE RIVER WILL TRANSITION FROM
DAILY FORECAST SERVICE TO FLOOD-ONLY FORECAST SERVICE. THIS
SERVICE CHANGE IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI.
THE AFFECTED SITES ARE:
COLETO CREEK AT ARNOLD ROAD CROSSING (SCDT2)
COLETO CREEK AT HIGHWAY 59 (CCVT2)
GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR BLOOMINGTON (DUPT2)
THIS CHANGE WILL NOT AFFECT THE ISSUANCE OF RIVER FLOOD WATCHES OR
WARNINGS SHOULD A RISE TO OR ABOVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE BE FORECAST.
THIS WILL ONLY AFFECT THE DAY TO DAY ISSUANCE OF THE FORECAST
DURING LOW FLOWS.
CURRENTLY, THE RIVER FORECAST IS GENERATED ACCOUNTING FOR
RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED, CURRENT STREAM LEVELS, AND 24
TO 48 HOURS OF FORECAST RAINFALL. THE FORECAST IS THEN DISTRIBUTED
AND POSTED TO THE NATIONAL WATER PREDICTION SERVICE (NWPS)
REGARDLESS IF THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO OR ABOVE THE ACTION
STAGE.
ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, THE RIVER FORECAST WILL BE GENERATED AS NORMAL,
BUT WILL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED OR POSTED TO THE NWPS UNLESS THE RIVER
IS FORECAST TO RISE TO OR ABOVE A THRESHOLD (TYPICALLY ACTION
STAGE). SHOULD THE RIVER FORECAST SHOW THE RIVER RISING TO OR
ABOVE THE MINOR FLOOD STAGE, RIVER FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS WILL
BE ISSUED AS NORMAL.
THE DATA FOR THESE FORECAST POINTS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH OUR
PARTNER, THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS). WITHOUT THIS
CRITICAL DATA, FORECASTS AND WARNINGS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE AT
THESE LOCATIONS. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE AND OTHER STREAM
GAGES OPERATED BY THE USGS BY VISITING:
HTTPS://DASHBOARD.WATERDATA.USGS.GOV
TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE AND OTHER RIVER FORECAST
POINTS IN THE CORPUS CHRISTI WFO AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, PLEASE
VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT:
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/CRP
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CHANGE, PLEASE CONTACT:
ERIC FORINASH CORY MOTTICE
LEAD METEOROLOGIST WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NWS CORPUS CHRISTI, TX NWS CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
426 PINSON DRIVE 426 PINSON DRIVE
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78406 CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78406
361-289-0959 361-289-0959
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