Flood Warning
Expires 1:28 AM CST on November 26, 2009
Statement as of 8:12 PM CST on November 21, 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the San Antonio River at Goliad.
* From Sunday afternoon to late Monday night... or until the warning
is cancelled.
* At 8 PM Saturday the stage was 21.3 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by tomorrow early afternoon and
continue to rise to near 26.0 feet by early Monday morning. The
river will fall below flood stage by late Monday morning.
* 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.
Below are the latest river stages and stage forecasts:
fld latest forecast 6 am lst
location stg stg day time sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
San Antonio River
Goliad 25 21.3 Sat 8 PM 23.6 25.6 16.5 9.1 6.0
802 PM CST Sat Nov 21 2009
The Flood Warning continues for
the Guadalupe River near Bloomington.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 7 PM Saturday the stage was 22.8 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 27.1 feet
Wednesday morning then begin falling.
* At 27.0 feet major flooding occurs. Flow downstream near Highway
35 is several hundred yards wide... cutting off many of the lowest
homes. Livestock are cut off and could drown. Pumps... tank
batteries... and any equipment in the flood plain below Victoria are
flooded. The campground near Tivoli below Highway 35 and residences
just above Highway 35 are flooded.
Below are the latest river stages and stage forecasts:
fld latest forecast 6 am lst
location stg stg day time sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Guadalupe River
Victoria 21 23.0 Sat 7 PM 24.7 26.5 28.0 22.1 15.7
Bloomington 20 22.8 Sat 7 PM 25.5 26.7 26.7 27.1 26.2
802 PM CST Sat Nov 21 2009
... Flood Warning extended until late Wednesday night... the Flood
Warning continues for
the Guadalupe River at Victoria.
* Until late Wednesday night... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 7:17 PM Saturday the stage was 23.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 28.2 feet by
early Tuesday morning. The river will fall below flood stage late
Wednesday morning.
* At 28.0 feet the lowest areas of the zoo and Golf course... and most
of Riverside Park flood. Hundreds of livestock are cut off and may
drown in the flood plain above Cuero to Tivoli. Water is near the
first parking lot on mccright and in the field across from the zoo.