texascavers Digest 20 Sep 2013 14:44:44 -0000 Issue 1849
Topics (messages 22733 through 22735):
Countdown to TCR!!! October 17- 20, 2013, Rio Medina, TX
22733 by: ellie.thoene.gmail.com
Boulder thwarts plan to explore secret underwater cave
22734 by: Lee H. Skinner
Re: NWS Austin/San Antonio- Flood Warning- Devils River in Val Verde County
092013
22735 by: Julia Germany
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TCR is almost here! Hope everyone's getting ready for the biggest caver party
in Texas!
Final details will be posted here soon. Keep tuned.
Website: http://www.cavetexas.org/events/TCR/index.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/627096547318420/
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From NBC News:
http://tinyurl.com/lwvmcmc
Lee Skinner
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- from julia's cell
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> From: "Germany, Julia G" <julia.germ...@dps.texas.gov>
> Date: September 20, 2013, 9:43:38 CDT
> To: "germa...@aol.com" <germa...@aol.com>
> Subject: FW: NWS Austin/San Antonio- Flood Warning- Devils River in Val Verde
> County 092013
>
>
>
> From: State of Texas SOC
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 9:07 AM
> Subject: NWS Austin/San Antonio- Flood Warning- Devils River in Val Verde
> County 092013
>
>
>
> BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
> FLOOD WARNING
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
> 857 AM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013
>
> ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED
> A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE...
>
> DEVILS RIVER
>
> PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
>
> ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR
> THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY
> PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
>
> RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL ALONG WITH
> PREDICTED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES
> FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY.
>
> DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES
> OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS.
>
> IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER
> TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.
>
> FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
> WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.
>
>
> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
>
> * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE DEVILS RIVER AT BAKERS CROSSING 19N OF COMSTOCK.
> * UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
> * AT 8:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET (3.6 METERS).
> * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET (1.8 METERS).
> * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
> * FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY AND IS EXPECTED
> TO CREST AROUND 16 FEET OR 4.9 METERS BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
> * IMPACT...AT 15 FEET OR 4.6 METERS, MAJOR FLOODING REACHES CAMPERS...AUTOS
> AND RV VEHICLES WELL AWAY FROM THE RIVER ABOVE JUNO TO AMISTAD RESERVOIR.
> LIVESTOCK ARE CUT OFF AND POTENTIALLY DROWNED. THERE IS WIDESPREAD DAMAGE
> TO ROADS AND FENCES.
> * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.5 FEET ON SEP
> 23
> 1990.
>
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