⚠️ Flood Warning – La Salle, TX – Friday, July 17, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 17 at 9:39AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX

Details

…The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Texas…

Nueces River At Cotulla affecting La Salle County.

For the Nueces River…including Cotulla, Tilden, Three Rivers,
Mathis, Bluntzer, Calallen…Major flooding is forecast.

* WHAT…Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Nueces River at Cotulla.

* WHEN…From Monday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS…At 20.0 feet, Major and massive lowland flooding occurs.
Evacuations of livestock and a few residential properties along the
river required. Many roads near the river will flood, including FM
3408 from I-35, Valley Wells Road, the frontage road near mile
marker 67. Flooding also occurs on Dobie Road including in and
around Highway 624. FM 624 also floods south of Highway 97 toward
Fowlerton.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 4.1 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
Monday morning and continue rising to 20.5 feet early Wednesday
morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
– Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

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

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/crp.

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