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Minor flooding

Devils River at Pafford Crossing near Comstock, TX

Gauge
River gauge · CMKT2 · NWS EWX
Observed
Not flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.
Forecast
Forecast issued · crest 5.3 ft at · below flood stage (5 ft) by : minor flooding
Stages
Action 4 ft · Flood (minor) 5 ft · Moderate 6 ft · Major 12 ft
Forecasts
Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Forecast hydrograph

Forecast stage at Pafford Crossing near Comstock, in ftNWS forecast for Pafford Crossing near Comstock, issued 29 Oct 19:28Z: a crest of 5.3 ft at 30 Oct 16:00Z. Flood stage is 5 ft; the forecast falls below it by 31 Oct 02:00Z. No recent observation at action stage or above is held.23456730 Oct 00Z31 Oct 00Z1 Nov 00Z2 Nov 00Z3 Nov 00ZAction 4 ftFlood (minor) 5 ftModerate 6 ftNowUTCft
NWS forecast, issued : the line is the forecast stage, each dot one of NWS’s points; the ringed dot is the latest observation, when one at action stage or above is held. Earlier observations are not held here, so no observed line is drawn. Higher stages not drawn: major 12 ft. Minor flooding at its worst, observed or forecast. Data: NOAA/NWPS.
The forecast points as a table
NWS forecast stage at Pafford Crossing near Comstock
TimeStage
2.6 ft
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What NWS lists at this gauge

  • 5 ft: (1.5 meters), Minor lowland flooding one quarter mile wide at Pafford Crossing covers most of the right bank. Turbulent flow above Pafford Crossing to Amistad Reservoir can wash campers, automobiles, and equipment downstream.

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 CMKT2 On the Live tracker’s map River flood warnings in Texas

Rain and rivers in Texas

  • Expected rain: 3 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: 3 to 4 in 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: 3 gauges in flood in Texas, by NWS’s lists read . Minor flooding Devils River at Bakers Crossing near Juno, TX. Not flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast. Forecast issued · crest 6.7 ft at · below flood stage (6 ft) by : minor flooding. And 2 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

River, coastal and lake gauges in Texas

Three gauges in flood in Texas, observed or forecast. Choose one for its forecast hydrograph.

Minor flooding 3

  1. Forecast: minor flooding Devils River at Bakers Crossing near Juno, TXNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 6.7 ft at · below flood stage (6 ft) by : minor flooding
  2. Forecast: minor flooding Devils River at Cauthorn Ranch near Juno, TXNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 8.2 ft at · below flood stage (8 ft) by : minor flooding
  3. Forecast: minor flooding Devils River at Pafford Crossing near Comstock, TXNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 5.3 ft at · below flood stage (5 ft) by : minor flooding
Action stage, not flooding 8

Action stage is the level at which NWS and local officials begin to act; the water is not yet at flood stage.

  1. Forecast: action stage Rio Grande at Eagle Pass, TXNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · highest 9 ft at : action stage
  2. Forecast: action stage Rio Grande at Johnson Ranch, TXNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · highest 13.4 ft at : action stage
  3. Forecast: action stage Pecos River at Langtry, TXNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · highest 7.9 ft at : action stage
  4. Forecast: action stage Pecos River at Pandale Crossing, TXNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · highest 5.1 ft at : action stage
  5. Forecast: action stage Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge, TXNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · highest 13.9 ft at : action stage
  6. Forecast: action stage Rainbow Bridge, TXNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · highest 2.39 ft at : action stage
  7. Forecast: action stage Neches River at Saltwater Barrier, TXNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · highest 3.5 ft at : action stage
  8. 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 3.44 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.

Gauges observed checked · Data: NOAA/NWS

Gauges forecast checked · Data: NOAA/NWS

Gauge impacts and forecasts checked · Data: NOAA/NWPS

Texas flash-flood briefing

Not an official warning service. Warnings and watches are the National Weather Service’s, outlooks and reports the Storm Prediction Center’s and the Weather Prediction Center’s (Data: NOAA/NWS, NOAA/SPC, NOAA/WPC). When a warning is issued for you, act on it, and use weather.gov or a NOAA Weather Radio for where you are.