Flood Warning issued November 12 at 6:55PM CST by NWS Corpus Christi TX
- Level
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- Region
- North America
- Category
- Weather
- Source
- NWS / NOAA weather
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Nueces River Near Tilden affecting McMullen County. For the Nueces River...including Cotulla, Tilden, Three Rivers, Mathis, Bluntzer, Calallen...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Nueces River near Tilden.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Much of the flood plain below cotulla to below tilden is cut off, as sloughs and peripheral channels fill.
Hunting cabins, oil field pump jacks and tank batteries flood well away from the channel. Livestock are cut off and can drown.
* Additional Details...
- At 6:30 PM CST Thursday the stage was 9.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Sunday afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 15.0 feet
Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/crp.
- In the last 30 days
- 2434th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather