Flood Warning issued October 16 at 9:02AM CDT until October 17 at 7:19AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Pecos River Near Langtry affecting Val Verde County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Pecos River near Langtry. * WHEN...Until Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 2.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 12.2 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage this evening. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.1 feet on 03/26/2007. - 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 this evening at 915 PM CDT.
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- TX, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Val Verde, TX
- event
- Flood Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-16T11:53:00-05:00
- states
- ["TX"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-16T09:02:00-05:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a57953fd5388fbeda6ae38c855c2391b9e058f42.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aaa3b34d5c5c246cb9e9902f9bff1daeb432a729.003.1"]
- 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 this evening at 915 PM CDT.
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- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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