Flood Warning Continues for Texas Nueces River: Crest of 15 Feet Forecast Sunday, One Foot Above Flood Stage
The flood warning remains in effect for the Nueces River near Tilden, in McMullen County, Texas. In a flood statement issued at 8:06 p.m. CST on November 13, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Corpus Christi said minor flooding is forecast for the river reach, with the warning in effect from Saturday evening to late Monday night.
At 7:30 p.m. CST Friday the river stage was 10.9 feet, against a flood stage of 14.0 feet and a bankfull stage of 11.0 feet, the statement said. The river is expected to rise above flood stage Saturday evening to a crest of 15.0 feet early Sunday afternoon, then fall below flood stage late Monday morning.
At 15.0 feet, much of the flood plain from below Cotulla to below Tilden is cut off as sloughs and peripheral channels fill, the weather service said. Hunting cabins, oil field pump jacks and tank batteries well away from the channel flood, and livestock can be cut off and drown.
The weather service urged motorists to turn around rather than drive through flooded roads, noting that most flood deaths occur in vehicles, and urged caution when walking near riverbanks. (Source: National Weather Service)
Source: National Weather Service
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：德克萨斯州 Cotulla 一带水位较高时的 Nueces River，本次洪水警告涵盖 Cotulla 至 Tilden 河段。Billy Hathorn 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons，已裁 16:9。 / Photo: The Nueces River at higher water near Cotulla, Texas; the flood warning covers the Cotulla-to-Tilden reach. Photo by Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped to 16:9.
