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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1234 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
RIO GRANDE AT RIO GRANDE AT RIO GRANDE VILLAGE, BBNP, TEXAS
AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY.
FOR THE RIO GRANDE...INCLUDING RIO GRANDE AT RIO GRANDE VILLAGE,
BBNP, TEXAS...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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 MORNING AT 1100 AM CDT.
TXC043-301600-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FL.W.0006.260930T0534Z-260930T1600Z/
/BOQT2.2.ER.260930T0411Z.260930T0600Z.260930T0904Z.NO/
1234 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO THIS MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...RIO GRANDE AT RIO GRANDE AT RIO GRANDE VILLAGE, BBNP,
TEXAS.
* WHEN...FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO MID MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, THE RIVER REACHES BANKFULL, AND NO DAMAGE
IS EXPECTED. PREPARATIONS MAY BE NECESSARY TO REMOVE WATER PUMPS.
THE PARK SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME IF ADDITIONAL RISES ARE
EXPECTED SO THEY WILL HAVE TIME TO REMOVE THE PUMPS. AT 13.0 FEET,
THE RIVER REACHES MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WATER REACHES THE WATER PUMPS
MAINTAINED BY THE PARK SERVICE THAT ARE USED TO WATER THE
CAMPGROUNDS AND TO PROVIDE WATER TO THE EMPLOYEE LIVING QUARTERS.
IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR PARK PERSONNEL TO REMOVE THE PUMPS. AT 15.0
FEET, THE RIVER REACHES MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. WATER PUMPS
SUBMERGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:30 PM CDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET (4.5 METERS).
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET (3.7 METERS).
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 11:30 PM CDT TUESDAY WAS 14.7 FEET (4.5 METERS).
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 16.2 FEET
(4.9 METERS) EARLY THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE LATER IN THE MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS).
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.4
FEET (5.0 METERS) ON 08/26/2016.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
ALL TIMES CDT FLD OBSERVED WED WED WED THU
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME 7AM 1PM 7PM 1AM
RIO GRANDE
RIO GRANDE AT RIO GR 13.0 14.7 TUE 11PM 4.5 2.9 2.7 2.5
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
ALL TIMES CDT FLD OBSERVED WED WED WED THU
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME 7AM 1PM 7PM 1AM
RIO GRANDE
RIO GRANDE AT RIO GR 4.0 4.5 TUE 11PM 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.8
LAT...LON 2896 10305 2915 10312 2940 10294 2986 10268
2986 10247 2969 10238 2965 10263 2931 10279
2912 10292
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