000 WGUS44 KCRP 270201 FLWCRP BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 801 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN TEXAS... GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA AFFECTING CALHOUN AND VICTORIA COUNTIES ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN TEXAS... GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR BLOOMINGTON AFFECTING CALHOUN AND VICTORIA COUNTIES .RECENT OR ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AFOREMENTIONED RIVER BASINS WILL RESULT IN RIVER RISES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND PREDICTED RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP. IN THE BLUE MENU SECTION ON THE LEFT OF THE PAGE...UNDER THE "CURRENT WEATHER" SUBMENU...CLICK ON "RIVERS/LAKES" WHICH TAKES YOU TO OUR AHPS WEB PAGE. && TXC057-469-272001- /O.EXT.KCRP.FL.W.0001.120128T1209Z-000000T0000Z/ /VICT2.2.ER.120128T1209Z.120130T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 801 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... * THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 28.2 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 27.0 FEET ON JAN 19 2010. * AT 28.5 FEET WATER IS IN THE FIRST PARKING LOT ON MCCRIGHT AND IN THE FIELD ACROSS FROM THE ZOO. WATER REACHES SPRING CREEK DRIVE AT THE RAILROAD UNDERPASS...AND MAY BEGIN TO FLOW OVER CONSTITUTION AND CRAIG. THE OLD TOWN AREA MAY BE THREATENED. WATER ALSO IS OVER THE ROAD AT THE RED RIVER AND BLUFF INTERSECTION. $$ TXC057-469-272001- /O.EXT.KCRP.FL.W.0002.120128T1003Z-000000T0000Z/ /DUPT2.3.ER.120128T1003Z.120131T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 801 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR BLOOMINGTON. * FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.3 FEET BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 25.5 FEET ON MAY 17 2010. * AT 27.5 FEET MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS...ISOLATING LIVESTOCK. THE RIVER FLOODS EQUIPMENT AND LIVESTOCK IN THE FLOOD PLAIN AND CAN FLOOD RESIDENCES DOWNSTREAM NEAR TIVOLI. HIGHWAY 35 EAST OF TIVOLI FLOODS. $$ && BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS: FLD LATEST FORECAST 6 AM LST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE GUADALUPE RIVER VICTORIA 21 5.8 THU 7 PM 6.4 20.9 28.2 28.0 24.3 BLOOMINGTON 20 9.4 THU 7 PM 9.8 21.0 26.1 27.0 27.3