Flood Warning
NWS Midland/Odessa TX ยท US
Details
Flood Warning In Effect From Early This Morning To 8 AM CDT
- Event
- Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
...The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas... Rio Grande at Rio Grande near Castolon, Texas affecting Brewster County. For the Rio Grande...including Rio Grande near Castolon, Texas... Minor flooding is forecast.
What
Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
Where
Rio Grande at Rio Grande near Castolon, Texas.
When
From early this morning to this morning.
Impacts
At 13.0 feet, the river reaches bankfull, and no significant damage is expected. At 15.0 feet, the river reaches minor flood stage, and lowland flooding begins. The river begins to flood the road between Santa Elena Canyon and Cottonwood Campground in Big Bend National Park. The river begins to flood the parking lot at Santa Elena Canyon, and cut off the nature trail into the canyon. Campers in Cottonwood Campground need to prepare for possible evacuations.
Additional details
- At 2:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.6 feet (5.1 meters). - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet (4.0 meters). - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 2:15 AM CDT Friday was 16.6 feet (5.1 meters). - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.8 feet (5.1 meters) early this morning. It will then fall below flood stage later this morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet (4.6 meters). - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this morning at 800 AM CDT.
Affected areas
- Brewster County, TX
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~44s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3BSZECZAJZ3ZN14QNPFE42A
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c0e3f4a6f670461063f2c77069fc308e816ecc13.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX
- AWIPS ID
- CAPMAF
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.4027
- WMO heading
- XOUS54
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 54
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLW |
| NationalWeatherService | FLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLWMAF |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS44 KMAF 250812 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 8 AM CDT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KMAF.FL.W.0004.260925T0812Z-260925T1300Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T08:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Brewster County, TX
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 048043 |
| UGC | TXC043 |
- Polygons
- 29.09,-103.66 29.23,-103.58 29.2,-103.49 29.12,-103.4 29.0,-103.49 29.09,-103.66