# Flood Warning: Val Verde, TX — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-18 07:59 ingested 2026-07-18 15:06

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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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...

Devils River At Pafford Crossing nr Comstock affecting Val Verde
County.

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Devils River at Pafford Crossing nr Comstock.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, (4.3 meters), Major flooding. Life
threatening flooding for recreationists above Paffords Crossing to
Amistad Reservoir. Flow is near 150,000 cfs. Livestock should be
moved from areas vulnerable to major flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 2.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 4.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this afternoon to a crest of 14.6 feet this evening. It will
then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.5 feet on 10/11/1981.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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