Flood Warning issued October 16 at 3:40AM CDT until October 17 at 5:17PM 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. Rio Grande At Foster Ranch affecting Val Verde County. Devils River At Bakers Crossing 19N Of Comstock affecting Val Verde County. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Texas... Devils River At Cauthorn Ranch Near Juno affecting Val Verde County. Pecos River At Pandale Crossing affecting Val Verde County. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rio Grande at Foster Ranch. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, (4.6 meters), moderate lowland flooding into the right flood plain floods campsites below Dryden to Amistad Reservoir. Turbulence is very dangerous for swimmers, tubers and canoeists. Livestock are trapped in low areas of the channel and banks and potentially can drown. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 7.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this afternoon to 16.2 feet this evening. It will fall below flood stage late tonight to 11.3 feet tomorrow evening. It will then rise to 13.3 feet Sunday morning. It will fall again and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 14.0 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 early this morning at 445 AM CDT.

Event time

Oct 16, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC

Source last updated

Oct 16, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC

Current version retrieved

Oct 16, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC

Provider

NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)

Location

TX, US

Severity

Severe

area

Val Verde, TX

event

Flood Warning

onset

2026-10-16T15:20:00-05:00

states

["TX"]

urgency

Immediate

certainty

Observed

effective

2026-10-16T03:40:00-05:00

message id

urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aaa3b34d5c5c246cb9e9902f9bff1daeb432a729.004.1

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 early this morning at 445 AM CDT.

message type

Update

freshness minutes

60

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