NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued July 16 at 7:33AM CDT until July 17 at 5:18AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
...The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio TX has issued
a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...
Pedernales River At Johnson City affecting Blanco County.
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Texas...
Pedernales River At Fredericksburg affecting Blanco and Gillespie
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pedernales River at Fredericksburg.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding floods secondary
roads and bridges from the headwaters downstream to below LBJ
National Park. The Park Road 49 bridge in LBJ National Park
floods. Fencing and signs are damaged in LBJ National Park.
At 25.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding covers many secondary
roads and bridges from the headwaters to Stonewall making them
very dangerous to motorists. Low areas of LBJ National Park and
the Park Road 49 bridge are flooded.
At 27.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding is near the USGS 1:5 year
level. Secondary roads and bridges from the headwaters above
Harper to below Stonewall are flooded and dangerous. Significant
damage to fences, signs, and roads occurs downstream in LBJ
National Park near Stonewall.
At 29.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding inundates secondary roads
and bridges from the headwaters above Harper to below Stonewall.
Fences and signs are destroyed in LBJ National Park at Stonewall
as flow is well into the flood plain and many feet over the Park
Road 49 bridge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this morning to a crest of 29.3 feet this afternoon. It will
then fall below flood stage late this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
27.4 feet on 07/05/2002.
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- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2319th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days