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WGUS84 KCRP 230222
FLSCRP
TXC057-469-232010-
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
820 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER...

FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT VICTORIA. 
   LATEST FLOOD CATEGORY:      MINOR. 
   FORECAST FLOOD CATEGORY:    NONFLOOD. 
   LATEST STAGE:               21.3 FEET AT 8 PM TUESDAY.
   FLOOD AND BANKFULL STAGE:   21 FEET.

   FORECAST:  THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE A SLOW FALL TO BELOW FLOOD
   STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE CAUTION STAGE
   THROUGH THE WEEK.

   IMPACT:  AT 21 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS...AS THE FLOW EXCEEDS
   THE LEFT BANK INTO LOW AREAS OF RIVERSIDE PARK.

FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR BLOOMINGTON. 
   LATEST FLOOD CATEGORY:      MAJOR. 
   FORECAST FLOOD CATEGORY:    MAJOR. 
   LATEST STAGE:               27.1 FEET AT 8 PM TUESDAY.
   FLOOD AND BANKFULL STAGE:   20 FEET.

   FORECAST:  THE RIVER LEVEL CRESTED TUESDAY EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE
   A SLOW FALL...BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

   IMPACT:  AT 27 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS.  FLOW DOWNSTREAM NEAR HIGHWAY
   35 IS SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS WIDE...CUTTING OFF MANY OF THE LOWEST HOMES.
   LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND COULD DROWN.  PUMPS...TANK BATTERIES...AND ANY
   EQUIPMENT IN THE FLOOD PLAIN BELOW VICTORIA ARE FLOODED.  THE CAMPGROUND NEAR
   TIVOLI BELOW HIGHWAY 35 AND RESIDENCES JUST ABOVE HIGHWAY 35 ARE FLOODED.

   YOU CAN CHECK THE LATEST RIVER FORECAST BY GOING TO OUR
   ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE. THIS PAGE
   PROVIDES CURRENT AND FORECAST RIVER INFORMATION...IMPACTS
   AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR ALL FORECAST POINTS. OUR WEB
   SITE IS WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP  CLICK ON THE RIVER FORECASTS
   IMAGE AT THE TOP...THEN CLICK ON THE FORECAST POINT.

   STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO
   STATIONS...OR CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
   INFORMATION...AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD AFFECT CREST
   FORECASTS.

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  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS:


                      FLD LATEST               FORECAST 6 AM LST
LOCATION              STG  STG  DAY  TIME   WED  THU  FRI  SAT  SUN

GUADALUPE RIVER
  VICTORIA             21  21.3 TUE 08 PM  20.2 17.1 15.4 15.0 14.5
  BLOOMINGTON          20  27.1 TUE 08 PM  27.0 26.5 26.1 25.6 25.3

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