NUECES RIVER NEAR BLUNTZER AFFECTING JIM WELLS...NUECES AND SANPATRICIO COUNTIES

.RECENT OR ANTICIPATED RAINFALL OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP THE AFOREMENTIONED RIVERS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THESE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON FORECAST RAINFALL OVER THE AREA, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH RAINFALL FORECASTS. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NUECES RIVER NEAR BLUNTZER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 1:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST: THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.6 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN HOLD STEADY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. * AT 18.0 FEET MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. SUSTAINED FLOW AT THIS RATE FLOODS HOMES DOWNSTREAM NEAR CALALLEN.