…Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Texas…
Aransas River Near Skidmore affecting Bee County.
For the Aransas River…including Skidmore…Major flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT…Major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Aransas River near Skidmore.
* WHEN…Until early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 20.0 feet, Major lowland flooding occurs. Crops are
damaged and pastureland is flooded in the Poesta and Aransas Creek
flood plains upstream.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 10:15 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.6 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 21.5 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday
morning.
– Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood