Flood Warning issued October 16 at 1:59PM CDT until October 18 at 10:32AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Rio Grande at Rio Grande at Rio Grande Village, BBNP, Texas affecting Brewster County. For the Rio Grande...including Rio Grande at Rio Grande Village, BBNP, Texas...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rio Grande at Rio Grande at Rio Grande Village, BBNP, Texas. * WHEN...Until Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, the river reaches bankfull, and no damage is expected. Preparations may be necessary to remove water pumps. The park should be notified at this time if additional rises are expected so they will have time to remove the pumps. At 13.0 feet, the river reaches minor flood stage. Water reaches the water pumps maintained by the park service that are used to water the campgrounds and to provide water to the employee living quarters. It may be necessary for park personnel to remove the pumps. At 15.0 feet, the river reaches moderate flood stage. Water pumps submerge. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 1.3 feet (0.4 meters). - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet (3.7 meters). - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 16.4 feet (5.0 meters) late this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet (4.0 meters). - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.4 feet (5.0 meters) on 08/12/2018. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 200 AM CDT.
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- TX, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Brewster, TX
- event
- Flood Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-16T13:59:00-05:00
- states
- ["TX"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-16T13:59:00-05:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b53eab83edddfc383623dd1c3e4fe5b5b6bb461.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc723aca4e7c2dba98ea267ebc3d79c65fb9201f.001.1","urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1c8df14ec28969001532b9194923e7846ba00a8a.001.1"]
- instruction
- Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 200 AM CDT.
- message type
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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