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WGUS84 KEWX 011946
FLSEWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
246 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
DEVILS RIVER AT PAFFORD CROSSING NR COMSTOCK AFFECTING VAL VERDE
COUNTY.
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES 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...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
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 LATE TONIGHT AT 300 AM CDT.
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246 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...DEVILS RIVER AT PAFFORD CROSSING NR COMSTOCK.
* WHEN...UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...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. AT 8.0 FEET, (2.4 METERS), MODERATE FLOODING COVERS
SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS OF THE FLOOD PLAIN. CAMPERS, AUTOMOBILES AND
EQUIPMENT CAN BE WASHED DOWNSTREAM BELOW JUNO TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR.
LIVESTOCK SHOULD BE MOVED FROM FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF THE FLOOD
PLAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 2:15 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 2:15 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 7.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO 7.2 FEET LATE
TONIGHT. IT WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING.
- 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
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/BKCT2.3.ER.261001T1110Z.261001T2300Z.261002T2200Z.NO/
246 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...DEVILS RIVER AT BAKERS CROSSING 19N OF COMSTOCK.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...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 14.0
FEET, (4.3 METERS), FLOODING CAN WASH AUTOMOBILES, EQUIPMENT, AND
CAMPERS DOWNSTREAM FROM ABOVE JUNO TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR. ROADS AND
BRIDGES NEAR THE RIVER ARE VERY DANGEROUS. SIX FEET OF FLOW COVERS
THE BAKERS CROSSING BRIDGE. LIVESTOCK SHOULD BE MOVED FROM FLOOD
PRONE AREAS. AT 15.0 FEET, (4.6 METERS), MAJOR FLOODING REACHES
CAMPERS, AUTOMOBILES, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES WELL AWAY FROM THE
RIVER ABOVE JUNO TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR. LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND
POTENTIALLY DROWNED. THERE IS WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO ROADS AND
FENCES. AT 17.0 FEET, (5.2 METERS), MAJOR FLOODING CAN WASH
LIVESTOCK, AUTOS, CAMP EQUIPMENT AND CAMPERS AWAY WELL INTO THE
FLOOD PLAIN AND TRIBUTARIES OF THE DEVILS RIVER ABOVE GLASSCOCK
RANCH TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR. ROADS AND BRIDGES ARE SEVERELY FLOODED
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MANY AREAS ARE CUT OFF FOR HOURS. AT 19.0
FEET, (5.8 METERS), MASSIVE FLOODING DESTROYS ANYTHING IN THE FLOOD
PLAIN NEAR THE DEVILS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 2:15 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 2:15 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 9.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 18.2 FEET
THIS EVENING. 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
TXC465-020800-
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/JNXT2.2.ER.261001T1037Z.261001T1845Z.261002T1330Z.UU/
246 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...DEVILS RIVER AT CAUTHORN RANCH NEAR JUNO.
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 18.0 FEET, (5.5 METERS), MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING ABOVE
OZONA TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR FLOODS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 2:15 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.9 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 2:15 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 18.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 5.0 FEET EARLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
- 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
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