Flood Warning: Val Verde, TX
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Flood Warning — Val Verde, TX Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. ...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Texas... Pecos River Near Langtry affecting Val Verde County. * WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Pecos River near Langtry. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, (6.1 meters), Major flooding covers the bottom of the canyon in most places and is very turbulent and dangerous to canoeists and kayakers below Pandale to Amistad Reservoir. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 2.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 21.7 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this evening. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 23.0 feet on 08/11/1980. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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