Flood Warning: Val Verde, TX

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Flood Warning — Val Verde, TX Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Devils River At Bakers Crossing 19N Of Comstock affecting Val Verde County. * WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Devils River at Bakers Crossing 19N Of Comstock. * WHEN...Until tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, (6.7 meters), Major flooding is above telephone lines is some areas of the flood plain. Disastrous flooding is extremely dangerous to campers and livestock well into the flood plain. Roads, fences, and the flood plain are scoured extensively. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 2.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 4.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.2 feet late this morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 6.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 22.2 feet on 10/10/1981. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood