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Minor flooding
Devils River at Cauthorn Ranch near Juno, TX
- Gauge
- River gauge · JNXT2 · NWS EWX
- Observed
- Observed 7.97 ft at : action stage
- Forecast
- Forecast issued · highest 8 ft at · below flood stage (8 ft) by : minor flooding
- Stages
- Action 7 ft · Flood (minor) 8 ft · Moderate 10 ft · Major 18 ft
- Forecasts
- Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
Forecast hydrograph
The forecast points as a table
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What NWS lists at this gauge
- 8 ft: (2.4 meters), Several low crossings on Highway 163 on the Devils River are flooded, and motorists may become stranded between crossings for several hours.
- 7 ft: (2.1 meters), Low water crossings on the Devils River become impassable, and motorists will have a risk of becoming stranded between crossings.
- 6 ft: (1.8 meters), Water begins to run over the road at many Hwy 163 low crossings.
NWS’s statements for this gauge’s water at each stage, up to the highest observed or forecast. A gauge does not say whether a particular road or neighbourhood near it floods. Read .
NWPS’s page for JNXT2 On the Live tracker’s map River flood warnings in Texas
Rain and rivers in Texas
- Expected rain: 1 in or more at its highest in Texas, in WPC’s forecast for the 24 hours to . An amount for the area its contour covers, not a total for any one street.
- Rain that fell: 10 in or more at its highest in Texas, in the 24 hours to , by MRMS’s radar estimate over a grid about 5 km across: a measurement of the past, not corrected to rain gauges.
- Rivers: 6 gauges in flood in Texas, by NWS’s lists read . Moderate flooding Dry Devils River at Comstock, TX. Observed 8.9 ft at : moderate flooding. No forecast at action stage or above. And 5 more. A gauge measures its river at that spot, not whether a road or a neighbourhood floods.
Three sources, each its own window. None is a chance of flash flooding, which is WPC’s outlook above; a flash flood is a warning’s. Gauges in the Live tracker
On the Briefing’s map
- Flash-flood risk WPC’s Excessive Rainfall Outlook: a chance, in four categories
- Expected rain WPC’s 24-hour rain forecast, in inches
- Rain that fell MRMS’s radar estimate for the past 24 or 72 hours
River, coastal and lake gauges in Texas
Six gauges in flood in Texas, observed or forecast. Choose one for its forecast hydrograph.
Moderate flooding 3
- Observed: moderate flooding Dry Devils River at Comstock, TXObserved 8.9 ft at : moderate flooding
- Forecast: moderate flooding Llano River at Llano, TXObserved 11.74 ft at : minor floodingForecast issued · highest 13.3 ft at · below flood stage (10 ft) by : moderate flooding
- Observed: moderate flooding Devils River at Pafford Crossing near Comstock, TXObserved 7.08 ft at : moderate floodingForecast issued · highest 6.8 ft at · below flood stage (5 ft) by : moderate flooding
Minor flooding 3
- Forecast: minor flooding Devils River at Cauthorn Ranch near Juno, TXObserved 7.97 ft at : action stageForecast issued · highest 8 ft at · below flood stage (8 ft) by : minor flooding
- Observed: minor flooding Llano River at Junction, TXObserved 16.37 ft at : minor floodingForecast issued · highest 14.1 ft at : action stage
- Observed: minor flooding Llano River at Mason, TXObserved 19.11 ft at : minor floodingForecast issued · highest 16.6 ft at : action stage
Action stage, not flooding 7
Action stage is the level at which NWS and local officials begin to act; the water is not yet at flood stage.
- Observed: action stage Devils River at Bakers Crossing near Juno, TXObserved 4.74 ft at : action stageForecast issued · highest 5 ft at : action stage
- Observed: action stage West Nueces River at Bracketville, TXObserved 11.72 ft at : action stage
- Observed: action stage Oso Creek at Corpus Christi, TXObserved 11.13 ft at : action stage
- Forecast: action stage Nueces River at Cotulla, TXNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · highest 10.5 ft at : action stage
- Observed: action stage North Llano River at Junction, TXObserved 14.88 ft at : action stage
- Observed: action stage Neches River at Saltwater Barrier, TXObserved 3.5 ft at : action stageForecast issued · highest 3.5 ft at : action stage
- Forecast: action stage Texas Point, TXNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · highest 3 ft at : action stage
A gauge measures its water at that one place. Flash flooding, which comes in hours from heavy rain, is in the warnings as Flash Flood Warnings; a river can be in flood with no rain falling.
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