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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
858 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
PECOS RIVER NEAR LANGTRY AFFECTING VAL VERDE COUNTY.
DEVILS RIVER AT CAUTHORN RANCH NEAR JUNO AFFECTING VAL VERDE
COUNTY.
PECOS RIVER AT PANDALE CROSSING AFFECTING VAL VERDE COUNTY.
DEVILS RIVER AT BAKERS CROSSING 19N OF COMSTOCK AFFECTING VAL VERDE
COUNTY.
RIO GRANDE AT FOSTER RANCH AFFECTING VAL VERDE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVEN 6 INCHES OF FAST-MOVING FLOOD WATER CAN KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET
AND A DEPTH OF 2 FEET WILL FLOAT YOUR CAR. NEVER TRY TO WALK, SWIM,
OR DRIVE THROUGH SUCH SWIFT WATER. IF YOU COME UPON FLOOD WATERS,
STOP, TURN AROUND AND GO ANOTHER WAY.
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 900 PM CDT.
TXC465-160200-
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/LTRT2.2.ER.261016T0858Z.261016T1200Z.261017T1612Z.NO/
858 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...PECOS RIVER NEAR LANGTRY.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 7.0 FEET, (2.1 METERS), LOWLAND FLOODING REACHES INTO
LOW AREAS OF THE FLOOD PLAIN WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. AT 10.0
FEET, (3.0 METERS), MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING AND TURBULENCE IN THE
CHANNEL IS DANGEROUS FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS, TUBERS AND
CANOEISTS BELOW PANDALE TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR. AT 13.0 FEET, (4.0
METERS), TURBULENCE IN THE RIVER CHANNEL IS DANGEROUS TO CANOEISTS
AND KAYAKERS. FLOW INUNDATES THE LOWER BANKS OF THE CANYON
THREATENING SLEEPING CAMPERS AND THEIR GEAR. AT 15.0 FEET, (4.6
METERS), MODERATE FLOODING. TURBULENCE IN THE RIVER CHANNEL IS
DANGEROUS TO CANOEISTS AND KAYAKERS. FLOW INUNDATES THE LOWER BANKS
OF THE CANYON THREATENING SLEEPING CAMPERS AND THEIR GEAR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:15 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.8 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE
TONIGHT TO A CREST OF 15.7 FEET TOMORROW MORNING. IT WILL THEN
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 2981 10150 2984 10137 2975 10133 2965 10135
2971 10140 2977 10146
TXC465-160200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0057.261016T1025Z-261018T1800Z/
/JNXT2.2.ER.261016T1025Z.261016T1900Z.261018T0600Z.UU/
858 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...DEVILS RIVER AT CAUTHORN RANCH NEAR JUNO.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 6.0 FEET, (1.8 METERS), WATER BEGINS TO RUN OVER THE
ROAD AT MANY HWY 163 LOW CROSSINGS. AT 7.0 FEET, (2.1 METERS), LOW
WATER CROSSINGS ON THE DEVILS RIVER BECOME IMPASSABLE, AND
MOTORISTS WILL HAVE A RISK OF BECOMING STRANDED BETWEEN CROSSINGS.
AT 8.0 FEET, (2.4 METERS), SEVERAL LOW CROSSINGS ON HIGHWAY 163 ON
THE DEVILS RIVER ARE FLOODED, AND MOTORISTS MAY BECOME STRANDED
BETWEEN CROSSINGS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. 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 8:15 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.4 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE
TONIGHT TO A CREST OF 11.6 FEET EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. IT WILL
THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY 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
TXC465-160200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0058.261016T1037Z-261017T2000Z/
/PDAT2.1.ER.261016T1037Z.261016T1800Z.261017T0736Z.NO/
858 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...PECOS RIVER AT PANDALE CROSSING.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 5.0 FEET, LOWLAND FLOODING MAKES LOW WATER CROSSINGS
AT PANDALE ON THE PECOS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES FLOODED AND
IMPASSABLE. AT 7.0 FEET, (2.1 METERS), MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IS A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO SWIMMERS, TUBERS AND CAMPERS ON THE LOW BANKS
OF THE PECOS RIVER ABOVE PANDALE TO ABOVE LANGTRY. AT 10.0 FEET,
(3.0 METERS), MODERATE FLOODING IS WELL INTO THE FLOOD PLAIN MAKING
SECONDARY ROADS AND CROSSINGS ALONG THE PECOS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES
VERY DANGEROUS TO TRAVEL. SWIMMERS AND TUBERS SHOULD LEAVE THE
RIVER AS FLOW IS DANGEROUSLY TURBULENT. CAMPERS VEHICLES AND GEAR
IN THE FLOOD PLAIN CAN BE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:15 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.5 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT TO
9.4 FEET EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3023 10175 3028 10169 3012 10149 2984 10137
2981 10150 3007 10157
TXC465-160200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0059.261016T1325Z-261019T0600Z/
/BKCT2.2.ER.261016T1325Z.261017T0100Z.261018T1800Z.NO/
858 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...DEVILS RIVER AT BAKERS CROSSING 19N OF COMSTOCK.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 6.0 FEET, (1.8 METERS), MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING EXTENDS
INTO LOW AREAS OF THE FLOOD PLAIN WITH NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. 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. 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:15 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
TOMORROW MORNING TO A CREST OF 11.5 FEET TOMORROW EVENING. IT
WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY 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
TXC465-160200-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0060.261016T1623Z-261019T0600Z/
/LNYT2.2.ER.261016T1623Z.261017T0000Z.261018T1800Z.NO/
858 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...RIO GRANDE AT FOSTER RANCH.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 14.0 FEET, (4.3 METERS), MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING INTO
LOW AREAS OF THE FLOOD PLAIN CAUSES NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. AT 15.0
FEET, (4.6 METERS), MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING INTO THE RIGHT FLOOD
PLAIN FLOODS CAMPSITES BELOW DRYDEN TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR.
TURBULENCE IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS, TUBERS AND CANOEISTS.
LIVESTOCK ARE TRAPPED IN LOW AREAS OF THE CHANNEL AND BANKS AND
POTENTIALLY CAN DROWN. AT 18.0 FEET, (5.5 METERS), THE FLOW IS WELL
INTO THE FLOOD PLAIN AND THREATENS CAMPERS, GEAR AND AUTOS BELOW
DRYDEN TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR. THE FLOW IS VERY TURBULENT WITH EDDIES
AND WHIRLPOOLS DANGEROUS TO SWIMMERS, CANOEISTS AND KAYAKERS FROM
ABOVE FOSTER RANCH TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:15 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.5 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE TOMORROW
MORNING TO 17.6 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 2975 10176 2982 10176 2982 10146 2962 10122
2954 10128 2973 10147
CM
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