Weather Alerts for Victoria

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flood Warning      

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
VICTORIA

Areas Affected:
Calhoun, TX - Goliad, TX - Refugio, TX - Victoria, TX
Effective: Sat, 7/18 8:15pm Updated: Sun, 7/19 4:45am Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Sun, 7/19 11:15am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

San Antonio River At Goliad affecting Calhoun, Goliad, Victoria and
Refugio Counties.

For the San Antonio River...including Goliad...Minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...San Antonio River at Goliad.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon to late Tuesday night.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding occurs, with water
in the lowest areas of Goliad State Park. Livestock below Goliad to
the Guadalupe River confluence are cut off and potentially drown.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 19.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 27.0 feet Monday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/crp.