365
WGUS44 KEWX 181259
FLWEWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
759 AM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY AND
INCREASED IN DURATION FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
DEVILS RIVER AT PAFFORD CROSSING NR COMSTOCK AFFECTING VAL VERDE
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATE TONIGHT BY 200 AM CDT.
TXC465-190700-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FL.W.0049.260718T1726Z-260720T0800Z/
/CMKT2.3.ER.260718T1726Z.260719T0100Z.260719T2000Z.NO/
759 AM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...DEVILS RIVER AT PAFFORD CROSSING NR COMSTOCK.
* WHEN...FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 14.0 FEET, (4.3 METERS), MAJOR FLOODING. LIFE
THREATENING FLOODING FOR RECREATIONISTS ABOVE PAFFORDS CROSSING TO
AMISTAD RESERVOIR. FLOW IS NEAR 150,000 CFS. LIVESTOCK SHOULD BE
MOVED FROM AREAS VULNERABLE TO MAJOR FLOODING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:15 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.4 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 4.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
THIS AFTERNOON TO A CREST OF 14.6 FEET THIS EVENING. IT WILL
THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
14.5 FEET ON 10/11/1981.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (8 AM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE
DEVILS RIVER
PAFFORD CROSSING NR COMSTOC 5.0 2.4 SAT 7 AM CDT 6.0 3.2 2.5
LAT...LON 2968 10103 2971 10095 2966 10089 2956 10092
2953 10100 2963 10097
05
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page