Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Corpus Christi, TX
Areas Affected: Live Oak, TX
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 8:31am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 8:31am CDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 11:45pm CDT
Event Onset: Tuesday 9:56pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Corpus Christi TX
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Nueces River Near Three Rivers affecting Live Oak County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Nueces River Near Tilden affecting McMullen County. Nueces River At Cotulla affecting La Salle County. For the Nueces River...including Cotulla, Tilden, Three Rivers, Mathis, Bluntzer, Calallen...Major flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Nueces River near Three Rivers. * WHEN...From Tuesday evening until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 40.0 feet, Significant flooding reaches miles from the main channel, flooding homes in the flood plain near Three Rivers to Lake Corpus Christi. Up to 4 feet of water is in River Creek Acres Subdivision, flooding several homes. Kellner Camp along County Road 336 floods, with water several feet deep surrounding homes. Antelope Lane is flooded cutting off access to J.I. Hailey Subdivision at Jones River bend. Water approaches the base of homes along the river in Buckeye Knoll Subdivision, 2 miles west of Swinny Switch. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 3.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late Tuesday evening and continue rising to 40.4 feet Friday morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 40.6 feet on 07/11/2007. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/crp.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.39e382e6deab445724e1e4c9b42bc4fcb70b74d3.001.1 Codes: TXC297 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.39e382e6deab445724e1e4c9b42bc4fcb70b74d3.001.1