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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
203 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2019
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY
HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY EVENING HAS INCREASED FLOWS
INTO THE RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH AND DOWNSTREAM TO BOQUILLAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO HEED FLOOD WARNINGS, AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA. VEHICLE-RELATED FATALITIES ARE THE
NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF FLOOD FATALITIES IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROADWAY, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS IT. YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM IN RUSHING
FLOODWATERS. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN!
RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH. RANCHERS AND FARMERS SHOULD MOVE LIVESTOCK
AND MACHINERY OUT OF FLOOD-PRONE AREAS IF TIME PERMITS.
KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE PRESENT FORECAST STAGE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING
TXC043-061102-
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/TELT2.2.ER.190606T0054Z.190606T0600Z.190606T1200Z.NO/
203 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2019
..FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM TO SEVERITY
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RIO GRANDE AT JOHNSON RANCH.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING, OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET (3.2 METERS).
* FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET (4.6 METERS).
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 17.2 FEET (5.2 METERS) BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET (5.8 METERS), THE RIVER REACHES MAJOR FLOOD
STAGE. FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR UPSTREAM IN COTTONWOOD CAMPGROUND
AT CASTOLON, AS STAGES AT EACH LOCATION ARE PRACTICALLY SYNONYMOUS.
MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AT THE GAGE SITE, BUT NO DAMAGE
OCCURS. THE GAGE IS INACCESSIBLE, AS RIVER ROAD IS IMPASSABLE AT
SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.1 FEET (5.2 METERS) ON
JUL 26 2004.
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME WED THU THU THU
7PM 1AM 7AM 1PM
JOHNSON RANCH 12.0 15.0 10.6 WED 1 PM 14.4 17.2 15.0 11.1
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME WED THU THU THU
7PM 1AM 7AM 1PM
JOHNSON RANCH 3.7 4.6 3.2 WED 1 PM 4.4 5.2 4.6 3.4
LAT...LON 2900 10349 2912 10340 2915 10312 2896 10305 2895 10338
TXC043-051933-
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/BOQT2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
203 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2019
* AT 1PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET (2.0 METERS).
* NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS).
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS), 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.
THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.0 FEET (4.0 METERS) ON
SEP 1 1968.
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME WED THU THU THU
7PM 1AM 7AM 1PM
BOQUILLAS-RIO 12.0 13.0 6.4 WED 1 PM 6.0 8.6 11.2 12.6
BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG STAGE DAY TIME WED THU THU THU
7PM 1AM 7AM 1PM
BOQUILLAS-RIO 3.7 4.0 2.0 WED 1 PM 1.8 2.6 3.4 3.8
LAT...LON 2896 10305 2915 10312 2940 10294 2931 10279 2912 10292
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