Flood Warning issued October 16 at 8:16PM CDT until October 18 at 10:12AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Rio Grande at Rio Grande Village, BBNP, Texas affecting Brewster County. For the Rio Grande...including Rio Grande above Rio Conchos near Presidio, Texas, Test Forecast Point A, Rio Grande at Presidio Vehicle Bridge, Rio Grande below Rio Conchos near Presidio, Texas, Rio Grande near Castolon, Texas, Rio Grande at Johnson Ranch near Castolon, Texas, Rio Grande at Rio Grande Village, BBNP, Texas, Rio Grande near Dryden, Texas, Terlingua Creek near Terlingua, Texas...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor 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 7:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 10.8 feet (3.3 meters). - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet (3.7 meters). - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 13.1 feet (4.0 meters) late this evening. 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 13.1 feet (4.0 meters) on 09/03/2022. - 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 Saturday morning at 830 AM CDT.
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- TX, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Brewster, TX
- event
- Flood Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-16T20:16:00-05:00
- states
- ["TX"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-16T20:16:00-05:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c4749d7c4a6ea08ef7bfc1f9088acbe5b7098fd5.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b53eab83edddfc383623dd1c3e4fe5b5b6bb461.001.1"]
- 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 Saturday morning at 830 AM CDT.
- message type
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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