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WGUS84 KMAF 050127
FLSMAF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
827 PM CDT FRI JUL 4 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
RIO GRANDE AT RIO GRANDE NEAR CASTOLON, TEXAS AFFECTING BREWSTER
COUNTY.
FOR THE RIO GRANDE...INCLUDING RIO GRANDE NEAR CASTOLON, TEXAS...
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MAF.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SATURDAY MORNING AT 1000 AM CDT.
TXC043-051500-
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827 PM CDT FRI JUL 4 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...RIO GRANDE AT RIO GRANDE NEAR CASTOLON, TEXAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS), THE RIVER REACHES BANKFULL,
AND NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IS EXPECTED.
AT 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS), THE RIVER REACHES MINOR FLOOD STAGE,
AND LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS. THE RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD THE ROAD
BETWEEN SANTA ELENA CANYON AND COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND IN BIG BEND
NATIONAL PARK. THE RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD THE PARKING LOT AT SANTA
ELENA CANYON, AND CUT OFF THE NATURE TRAIL INTO THE CANYON.
CAMPERS IN COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND NEED TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE
EVACUATIONS.
AT 19.0 FEET (5.8 METERS), THE RIVER REACHES MODERATE FLOOD STAGE,
AND BEGINS FLOODING COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND. THE RIVER INUNDATES
THE RESTROOMS UPSTREAM AT SANTA ELENA CANYON PARKING LOT. THE
RIVER BEGINS TO CLOSE ALL AREA ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:15 PM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET (5.0 METERS).
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS).
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:15 PM CDT FRIDAY WAS 19.4 FEET (5.9 METERS).
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 17.3
FEET (5.3 METERS) LATE TOMORROW MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS).
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
FLD OBSERVED SAT SAT SAT SAT
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME 1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
RIO GRANDE
RIO GRANDE NEAR CAST 15.0 16.3 FRI 7PM 16.5 17.1 17.3 17.2
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
FLD OBSERVED SAT SAT SAT SAT
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME 1AM 7AM 1PM 7PM
RIO GRANDE
RIO GRANDE NEAR CAST 4.6 5.0 FRI 7PM 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.2
LAT...LON 2909 10366 2923 10358 2920 10349 2912 10340
2900 10349
LOPEZ
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