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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
224 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED 
 A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE...   GUADALUPE RIVER
 AT GONZALES AND CUERO. 
  
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 RAINFALL.
 
DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES 
OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. 
 
IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER 
TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. 
 
FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT 
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.

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/GNLT2.2.ER.120126T1530Z.120127T0600Z.120128T0000Z.NO/
224 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

...OBSERVED FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... 
...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT GONZALES.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. 
* AT  1:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 37.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 31.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 39.5 FEET BY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 40.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING INUNDATES A LARGE AREA 
  OF PASTURELAND NORTHWEST OF GONZALES BETWEEN THE GUADLUPE AND 
  SAN MARCOS RIVERS. HIGHWAY 183 HS WATER GOING OVER THE BRIDGE...
  LIKELY CLOSING THE HIGHWAY. MUCH OF THE CITY PARK IN GONZALES 
  IS FLOODED WITH LOWEST AREAS UP TO 9 FEET. MANY SECONDARY 
  ROADS IN THE FLOOD PLAIN ARE FLOODED AND CLOSED. 

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TXC123-271424-
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/CUET2.1.ER.120127T2145Z.120128T1800Z.120129T1108Z.NO/
224 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR CUERO .
* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  2:02 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.5 FEET BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD  STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...LOWLAND FLOODING EXTENDS INTO THE LEFT FLOOD PLAIN 
  ABOVE CUERO THREATENING LIVESTOCK.

$$

&& 

  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED            FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   TUE

GUADALUPE RIVER
  GONZALES          17   31   37.1   THU 02 PM  39.2  20.0  13.2  12.8  12.6
  CUERO             19   24    8.3   THU 02 PM  20.5  27.4  23.8  18.6  13.3

$$