DeWitt

Flood Warning Statement as of 8:05 PM CST on November 20, 2009

The Flood Warning continues for
the sandies creek near Westhoff.
* Until late Sunday night... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 7:15 PM Friday the stage was 15.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
* Impact... at 21.0 feet... minor lowland flooding from the headwaters southeast
of Seguin to the Guadalupe River confluence near Cuero cuts off and
potentially drowns livestock. The approaches to the FM 240 bridge three miles
northeast of Westhoff flood.
* Creek will continue slow rise to flood stage late Saturday night.

Below are the latest river stages and forecasts:
bf fld observed forecast 7am
location stg stg stg day time Sat sun Mon Tue Wed
Westhoff 12 21 15.9 Fri 07 PM 20.6 19.6 15.3 5.4

Flood Watch / Flood Statement Statement as of 8:14 PM CST on November 20, 2009

Forecast information for
Guadalupe River near Cuero.
* At 07pm Friday the stage was 15.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
* No flooding is currently forecast.
* Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will rise to near 22.7 feet Sunday evening.
* Impact... at 24.0 feet... minor lowland flooding extends into the left flood
plain above Cuero. Floodplain under several feet of water in many places..

Below are the latest river stages and forecasts:
bf fld observed forecast 7am
location stg stg stg day time Sat sun Mon Tue Wed
Seguin 4 19 4.0 Fri 08 PM 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9
Luling 11 20 15.1 Fri 07 PM 8.5 5.8 5.7 5.6
Gonzales 17 31 21.6 Fri 08 PM 22.4 13.8 12.3 12.1
Cuero 19 24 15.4 Fri 07 PM 21.7 22.0 15.6 10.5

Record Report Statement as of 4:27 PM CST on November 20, 2009

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Austin Bergstrom...

a record rainfall of 1.03 inches was set at Austin Bergstrom today.
This breaks the old record of 0.76 set in 1992.

Local Storm Report

11/20/2009 0130 PM

Westhoff, DeWitt County.

Flash flood, reported by Emergency Mngr.

            FM 108 closed due to high water

11/20/2009 0130 PM

Westhoff, DeWitt County.

Flash flood, reported by Emergency Mngr.

            Several farm to Market roads closed due to water
            covering the roadway