National Weather Service: Flood Warning

Victoria, TX

Current Conditions

Scattered Clouds

54 °F

Scattered Clouds

Calm

54 °F

30.05 in

100%

5.0 miles

Victoria, TX

Updated — 8:22 AM CST on November 22, 2009

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Forecast for Victoria (77901)

Dense fog advisory in effect until 8 am CST this morning...
Sunday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 70° / L 49°
Monday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 76° / L 58°
Tuesday
tstorms
T-storms
H 65° / L 45°
Wednesday
clear
Clear
H 67° / L 43°
Thursday
clear
Clear
H 67° / L 41°
Today

Mostly cloudy early in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Widespread dense fog early in the morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Light east winds increasing to around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening...then areas of fog after midnight. Lows around 50. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Monday

Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Tuesday

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Breezy...cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then mostly clear after midnight. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s.

Wednesday through Thanksgiving Day

Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

Wednesday through Thanksgiving Day

Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

Thursday Night and Friday

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70.

Statement as of 8:31 am CST on November 22, 2009

Flood Warning


... The Flood Warning continues for
the San Antonio River at Goliad.
* Until late Tuesday night... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:00 am Sunday the stage was 25.3 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 28 feet by
early Tuesday morning. The river will fall below flood stage
Tuesday.

* At 30.0 feet moderate lowland flooding occurs... covering much of
camping area at Goliad State Park.



Below are the latest river stages and stage forecasts:


                      fld latest forecast 6 am lst
location stg stg day time Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

Guadalupe River
Victoria 21 25.4 sun 08 am 26.7 28.2 22.0 12.8 9.0
Bloomington 20 24.5 sun 08 am 25.8 26.7 27.1 26.1 21.7

San Antonio River
Goliad 25 25.3 sun 08 am 26.6 27.3 15.9 11.2 9.9


831 am CST sun Nov 22 2009

The Flood Warning continues for
the Guadalupe River near Bloomington.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:00 am Sunday the stage was 24.5 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 27 feet
by the middle of next week 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.




831 am CST sun Nov 22 2009

The Flood Warning continues for
the Guadalupe River at Victoria.
* Until late Wednesday night... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:15 am Sunday the stage was 25.4 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will crest to near 28 feet on Monday. The
river will fall below flood stage 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.





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