{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.61d01a1bbcbdf3a88e671be09ad7504ce2d187f7.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Warning issued July 16 at 3:27PM CDT until July 20 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.61d01a1bbcbdf3a88e671be09ad7504ce2d187f7.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Corpus Christi TX"},"word_count":246,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Warning: Flood Warning issued July 16 at 3:27PM CDT until July 20 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Webb, TX\n**Issued by:** NWS Corpus Christi TX\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T15:27:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T15:27:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-17T06:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n...The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a Flood\nWarning for the following rivers in Texas...\n\nRio Grande At Columbia Bridge affecting Webb County.\n\nFor the Rio Grande...including Columbia Bridge...Moderate flooding is\nforecast.\n\n* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.\n\n* WHERE...Rio Grande at Columbia Bridge.\n\n* WHEN...From Friday evening to Monday morning.\n\n* IMPACTS...At 28 feet, or 8.5 meters, the flow reaches the height of\nthe left bank. Flow exceeds left bank near the gauge. Most of\ncustoms and mall parking lots are inundated downstream in Laredo.\nThe lowest residences are threatened in Laredo and Nuevo Laredo.\nLivestock, pumps, and equipment in the river channel are flooded.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 3:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.5 feet (2.9 meters).\n- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet (4.9 meters).\n- Forecast...The river is forecast to climb into caution stage by\nFriday morning, with a continued rise through minor stage early\nSaturday morning, and cresting near 29 ft early Sunday morning.\n- Flood stage is 18.0 feet (5.5 meters).\n- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 28.9\nfeet (8.8 meters) on 04/06/2004.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nAdditional information is available at www.weather.gov/crp."}