Flood Warning
NWS Midland/Odessa TX ยท US
Details
Flood Warning In Effect From This Morning To This Afternoon
- 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 at Johnson Ranch near Castolon, Texas affecting Brewster County. For the Rio Grande...including Rio Grande at Johnson Ranch near Castolon, Texas...Minor flooding is forecast.
What
Minor flooding is forecast.
Where
Rio Grande at Rio Grande at Johnson Ranch near Castolon, Texas.
When
From this morning to this afternoon.
Impacts
At 12.0 feet, the river reaches bankfull, minor lowland flooding occurs, and no significant damage is expected. At 15.0 feet, flood stage is reached. Moderate lowland flooding begins. Roads that lead to Cottonwood Campground and River Road may flood. Stages are practically synonymous with the gage at Cottonwood Campground at Castolon (CSTT2), and therefore represent the reach from Santa Elena Canyon through Cottonwood Campground, where damage may occur. Cattle also graze in the lowlands, and may be threatened.
Additional details
- At 10:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 10.8 feet (3.3 meters). - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet (3.7 meters). - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 15.4 feet (4.7 meters) this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet (4.6 meters). - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.4 feet (4.7 meters) on 05/22/2017. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. This warning will be in effect until the river falls below its flood stage. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 500 PM CDT.
Affected areas
- Brewster County, TX
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~45s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3CKE95PKMGMR74J345VN0Q7
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2bb3fe41f2394cfae7391cb8e6d8f53045f196fe.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.5126
- 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 251537 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO THIS AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KMAF.FL.W.0005.260925T1537Z-260925T2200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T17:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Brewster County, TX
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 048043 |
| UGC | TXC043 |
- Polygons
- 29.0,-103.49 29.12,-103.4 29.15,-103.12 28.96,-103.05 28.95,-103.38 29.0,-103.49