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WGUS84 KMAF 160747
FLSMAF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
247 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES 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 ABOVE RIO CONCHOS NEAR
PRESIDIO, TEXAS, TEST FORECAST POINT A, RIO GRANDE AT PRESIDIO
VEHICLE BRIDGE, RIO GRANDE BELOW RIO CONCHOS NEAR PRESIDIO, TEXAS,
RIO GRANDE NEAR CASTOLON, TEXAS, RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH NEAR
CASTOLON, TEXAS, RIO GRANDE AT RIO GRANDE VILLAGE, BBNP, TEXAS,
RIO GRANDE NEAR DRYDEN, TEXAS, TERLINGUA CREEK NEAR TERLINGUA,
TEXAS...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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 AFTERNOON AT 300 PM CDT.
TXC043-162000-
/O.EXT.KMAF.FL.W.0007.261016T1043Z-261018T1144Z/
/BOQT2.2.ER.261016T1043Z.261016T1500Z.261016T2344Z.NO/
247 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...RIO GRANDE AT RIO GRANDE AT RIO GRANDE VILLAGE, BBNP,
TEXAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL SUNDAY 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 2:00 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.4 FEET (0.4 METERS).
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET (3.7 METERS).
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 16.7 FEET (5.1 METERS) LATE THIS MORNING. IT WILL THEN
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING TO 5.7 FEET (1.7 METERS) LATE
TOMORROW MORNING. IT WILL RISE TO 6.3 FEET (1.9 METERS) TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL AGAIN AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS).
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.5
FEET (5.0 METERS) ON 05/28/2023.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
ALL TIMES CDT FLD OBSERVED FRI FRI FRI SAT
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME 7AM 1PM 7PM 1AM
RIO GRANDE
RIO GRANDE AT RIO GR 13.0 1.4 FRI 2AM 14.7 16.5 12.8 9.4
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
ALL TIMES CDT FLD OBSERVED FRI FRI FRI SAT
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME 7AM 1PM 7PM 1AM
RIO GRANDE
RIO GRANDE AT RIO GR 4.0 0.4 FRI 2AM 4.5 5.0 3.9 2.9
LAT...LON 2896 10305 2915 10312 2940 10294 2986 10268
2986 10247 2969 10238 2965 10263 2931 10279
2912 10292
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