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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
646 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
DEVILS RIVER AT PAFFORD CROSSING NEAR COMSTOCK AFFECTING VAL VERDE
COUNTY.
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY AND
INCREASED IN DURATION FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
DEVILS RIVER AT BAKERS CROSSING 19N OF COMSTOCK AFFECTING VAL VERDE
COUNTY.
DEVILS RIVER AT CAUTHORN RANCH NEAR JUNO AFFECTING VAL VERDE
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TO ESCAPE RISING WATER, TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO HIGHER GROUND.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 700 PM CDT.
TXC465-020000-
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/CMKT2.2.ER.261001T1730Z.261001T2100Z.261002T1500Z.NO/
646 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...DEVILS RIVER AT PAFFORD CROSSING NR COMSTOCK.
* WHEN...FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 5.0 FEET, (1.5 METERS), MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING ONE
QUARTER MILE WIDE AT PAFFORD CROSSING COVERS MOST OF THE RIGHT
BANK. TURBULENT FLOW ABOVE PAFFORD CROSSING TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR
CAN WASH CAMPERS, AUTOMOBILES, AND EQUIPMENT DOWNSTREAM. AT 6.0
FEET, (1.8 METERS), MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OVER 1/4 MILE WIDE
COVERS THE RIGHT BANK TO THE CANYON WALLS. THE TURBULENT FLOW CAN
WASH MOTORISTS, CAMPERS, AND EQUIPMENT DOWNSTREAM FROM PAFFORD
CROSSING TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR. LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND
POTENTIALLY DROWNED BELOW JUNO TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 6:15 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.7 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS
AFTERNOON TO A CREST OF 6.0 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL
THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TOMORROW MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 2968 10103 2971 10095 2966 10089 2956 10092
2953 10100 2963 10097
TXC465-020000-
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/BKCT2.2.ER.261001T1110Z.261001T1500Z.261002T2100Z.NO/
646 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...DEVILS RIVER AT BAKERS CROSSING 19N OF COMSTOCK.
* WHEN...FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 10.0 FEET, (3.0 METERS), MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING IS
SEVERAL FEET OVER THE BAKERS CROSSING BRIDGE AT HIGHWAY 163. FLOW
IS WELL INTO THE FLOOD PLAIN AND VERY DANGEROUS TO CAMPERS AND
RIVER RECREATIONISTS ABOVE JUNO TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR. AT 12.0 FEET,
(3.7 METERS), CAMPERS, AUTOMOBILES AND EQUIPMENT NEAR THE RIVER
ABOVE JUNO TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR CAN BE WASHED DOWNSTREAM. THE RIVER
IS VERY TURBULENT AT THIS LEVEL AND DANGEROUS FOR INEXPERIENCED
SWIMMERS, CANOEISTS AND KAYAKERS. FIVE FEET OF FLOW COVERS THE
HIGHWAY 163 BRIDGE BELOW JUNO. AT 8.0 FEET, (2.4 METERS), MODERATE
LOWLAND FLOODING REACHES THE HIGHWAY 163 BRIDGE FLOOR SEVERAL MILES
BELOW JUNO. THIS LEVEL IS TURBULENT AND DANGEROUS FOR INEXPERIENCED
SWIMMERS, CANOEISTS AND KAYAKERS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 6:15 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 6:15 AM CDT THURSDAY WAS 6.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 11.5 FEET
LATE THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 2996 10118 2996 10110 2989 10097 2971 10095
2968 10103 2986 10105
TXC465-020000-
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/JNXT2.2.ER.261001T1037Z.261001T1300Z.261002T1500Z.UU/
646 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...DEVILS RIVER AT CAUTHORN RANCH NEAR JUNO.
* WHEN...FROM THIS MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 10.0 FEET, (3.0 METERS), NUMEROUS PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
163 ALONG THE DEVILS RIVER BECOME FLOODED. LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND
BRIDGES ALONG THE DEVILS RIVER ARE IMPASSABLE, AND MOTORISTS MAY
BECOME STRANDED BETWEEN LOW SPOTS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AT 13.0 FEET,
(4.0 METERS), CAMPERS, AUTOS AND GEAR ON THE BANKS WASH DOWNSTREAM
AS THIS FLOOD WAVE MOVES DOWNSTREAM.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 6:15 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 6:15 AM CDT THURSDAY WAS 9.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 12.7 FEET
THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TOMORROW
MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3010 10115 3010 10107 3003 10114 2996 10110
2996 10118 3003 10122
CM
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