Expires:No;;415253 WGUS84 KMAF 290625 FLSMAF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 125 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2010 ...NOTABLE RIVER LEVEL RISES OBSERVED ON ALAMITO CREEK AND ALONG THE RIO GRANDE NEAR PRESIDIO... RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG ALAMITO CREEK IN PRESIDIO COUNTY...AND ALONG THE RIO GRANDE RIVER SINCE 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING HAS RESULTED IN ALAMITO CREEK REACHING BANKFULL 5 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF PRESIDIO...AND ELEVATED FLOWS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF PRESIDIO. ELEVATED FLOWS ON ALAMITO CREEK AND ON THE RIO GRANDE NEAR PRESIDIO WILL LIKELY NOT REACH FLOOD STAGE AND ARE EXPECTED TO RECEDE OVERNIGHT. UNLESS ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OCCURS...THIS IS THE FINAL STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT. RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH. RANCHERS AND FARMERS SHOULD MOVE LIVESTOCK AND MACHINERY AWAY FROM FLOOD PRONE AREAS IF TIME PERMITS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION THROUGH THIS AREA. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROADWAY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS IT. YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM IN RUSHING FLOODWATERS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO OUR LOCAL WEBPAGE LOCATED AT...WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND...SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THE LATEST TEXAS ROAD CONDITIONS... PLEASE CALL THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AT 1 800 452 9292 &&