Flood Warning issued October 15 at 8:26PM CDT until October 17 at 9:10PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Pecos River Near Langtry affecting Val Verde County. Devils River At Cauthorn Ranch Near Juno affecting Val Verde County. Devils River At Bakers Crossing 19N Of Comstock affecting Val Verde County. Rio Grande At Foster Ranch affecting Val Verde County. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Pecos River At Pandale Crossing affecting Val Verde County. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Pecos River near Langtry. * WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, (2.1 meters), Lowland flooding reaches into low areas of the flood plain with no significant damage. At 10.0 feet, (3.0 meters), Minor lowland flooding and turbulence in the channel is dangerous for inexperienced swimmers, tubers and canoeists below Pandale to Amistad Reservoir. At 13.0 feet, (4.0 meters), Turbulence in the river channel is dangerous to canoeists and kayakers. Flow inundates the lower banks of the canyon threatening sleeping campers and their gear. At 15.0 feet, (4.6 meters), Moderate flooding. Turbulence in the river channel is dangerous to canoeists and kayakers. Flow inundates the lower banks of the canyon threatening sleeping campers and their gear. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 1.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late tonight to 15.3 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday morning to 3.3 feet early Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Even 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock you off your feet and a depth of 2 feet will float your car. Never try to walk, swim, or drive through such swift water. If you come upon flood waters, stop, turn around and go another way. 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 Friday morning at 830 AM CDT.
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- TX, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Val Verde, TX
- event
- Flood Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-16T04:06:00-05:00
- states
- ["TX"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-15T20:26:00-05:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.232a972a48d514dc100cc14b2231d9d5ca901b6e.001.1
- references
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- instruction
- Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Even 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock you off your feet and a depth of 2 feet will float your car. Never try to walk, swim, or drive through such swift water. If you come upon flood waters, stop, turn around and go another way. 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 Friday morning at 830 AM CDT.
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- Update
- freshness minutes
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