Flood Warning: Live Oak, TX; McMullen, TX

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Flood Warning — Live Oak, TX; McMullen, TX Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Rio Grande At Laredo affecting Webb County. Frio River At Tilden affecting McMullen and Live Oak Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Nueces River At Cotulla affecting La Salle County. San Antonio River At Goliad affecting Refugio, Victoria, Goliad and Calhoun Counties. For the Rio Grande...including Laredo...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Nueces River...including Cotulla...Major flooding is forecast. For the Frio River...including Tilden...Major flooding is forecast. For the San Antonio River...including Goliad...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Frio River at Tilden. * WHEN...From Monday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Major flooding occurs. Numerous residences and businesses flood in Tilden, requiring persons vulnerable to flooding to be evacuated. Lowland flooding of crops and pastureland traps and potentially drowns livestock. Most roads near the river are flooded and dangerous. Water reaches the parking lot and doors of the cafe. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 8.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 27.8 feet early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 22.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 27.6 feet on 06/17/1987. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood