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Flood Warning issued July 4 at 8:21PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

AREAS AFFECTED: Brewster, TX

DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Rio Grande at Rio Grande Village, BBNP, Texas affecting Brewster County. For the Rio Grande...including Rio Grande at Rio Grande Village, BBNP, Texas...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast through at least early Monday morning. * WHERE...Rio Grande at Rio Grande at Rio Grande Village, BBNP, Texas. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet (3.7 meters), the river reaches bankfull, and no damage is expected. Preparations may be necessary to remove water pumps. The park should be notified at this time if additional rises are expected so they will have time to remove the pumps. At 13.0 feet (4.0 meters), the river reaches minor flood stage. Water reaches the water pumps maintained by the park service that are used to water the campgrounds and to provide water to the employee living quarters. It may be necessary for park personnel to remove the pumps. At 15.0 feet (4.6 meters), the river reaches moderate flood stage. Water pumps submerge. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 14.7 feet (4.5 meters). - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet (3.7 meters). - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:00 PM CDT Friday was 14.9 feet (4.5 meters). - Forecast...The river will rise to 15.3 feet (4.7 meters) late tonight. It will then fall tomorrow afternoon. It will rise to 15.3 feet (4.7 meters) early Sunday afternoon. It will then fall again but remain above flood stage. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet (4.0 meters). - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/maf. The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 1000 AM CDT.

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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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