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RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

157 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2001



...RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT...



HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ZAPATA AND WEBB COUNTIES...AND THE ENTIRE LOWER RIO

GRANDE BASIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT

RISES IN THE RIO GRANDE.



FOR THE RIO GRANDE AT LAREDO...THE 1 AM MONDAY STAGE WAS 9.3

FEET...OR 2.8 METERS.  FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET...OR 2.4 METERS AND

BANKFULL STAGE IS 7 FEET...OR 2.1 METERS.  MODERATE FLOODING IS

OCCURRING...WITH THE RIVER FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 10 FEET...OR 3.1

METERS MONDAY MORNING.  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW BANKFULL STAGE ON

MONDAY EVENING...WITH A SECONDARY CREST OF BETWEEN 8 AND 9 FEET...OR

BETWEEN 2.4 AND 2.7 FEET...EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. AT 8 FEET...OR

2.4 METERS...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS.



THIS WATER WILL CONTINUE DOWN THE RIO GRANDE RIVER INTO EXTREME

WESTERN ZAPATA COUNTY TODAY. PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN FALCON RESERVOIR...

AREAS IN EXTREME WESTERN ZAPATA COUNTY CAN EXPECT MODERATE LOWLAND

FLOODING...ESPECIALLY NEAR SAN YGNACIO AND AREAS IN WESTERN ZAPATA

COUNTY PRONE TO FLOODING OF THE RIO GRANDE DURING THE PAST.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...AS

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY AFFECT CREST FORECASTS.



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