⚠️ Flood Warning – Maverick, TX – Thursday, July 16, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 16 at 9:25AM CDT until July 18 at 8:56PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

Details

…The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio TX has issued
a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas…

Rio Grande River At Eagle Pass affecting Maverick County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Rio Grande River at Eagle Pass.

* WHEN…From Friday afternoon to Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS…At 13.0 feet, (4.0 meters), Overbank conditions with
water well into the flood plain threatening livestock and
irrigation pumps.
At 16.0 feet, (4.9 meters), Water covers a small portion of Shelby
Park and the golf course. Minor lowland flooding can cut off and
drown livestock in the river channel. Irrigation pumps and
equipment are damaged in the flood plain. Any activity or
festivities in the flood plain at Eagle Pass are flooded.
At 18.0 feet, (5.5 meters), Moderate flooding. Much of Shelby Park
is flooded. Water floods the lowest sections of the golf course.
Lowland flooding is well into the flood plain at Eagle Pass.
Flooding any activities or equipment in the flood plain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 5.5 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 17.2 feet early Saturday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday
morning.
– Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.7 feet on 06/15/2013.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued late tonight by 330 AM CDT.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.