Pepe's on the River is under water!Also the Riverside Club. The water just keeps rising. I am sending the Weather Alert that I got today on my computer....
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN BROWNSVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE
* HYDROLOGIC ADVISORY FOR.
S. HIDALGO COUNTY IN DEEP SO. TX.
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF.LOS EBANOS.HIDALGO.CUEVITAS.
HAVANA.LA JOYA.PENITAS.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES LOW WATER BRIDGES.ROADS.& STRUCTURES
WITHIN THE LWR RIO GRANDE VALLEY FLOODWAY SYSTEM INCLUDING
PORTIONS OF LA VILLA.MERCEDES.PROGRESO.& WESLACO.
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT FRIDAY
* THE SW PORTION OF HIDALGO COUNTY NEAR THE LWR RIO
GRANDE RIVER.AS WELL AS LOCATIONS WITHIN & NEAR THE LWR RIO
GRANDE FLOODWAY SYSTEM.WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING DUE
TO VERY HIGH WATER LEVELS IN THE RIVER. THE HIGH WATER LEVELS
WILL LIKELY INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE RELEASES FROM
FALCON RESERVOIR.LOCATED UP THE VALLEY NEAR THE STARR AND
ZAPATA COUNTY LINE.CONTINUE. A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR THE TOWN OF LOS EBANOS. RESIDENTS ARE BEGINNING TO
EVACUATE CUEVITAS AS WATER IS ENCROACHING THE TOWN. A VOLUNTARY
EVACUATION CONTINUES FOR THE CITY OF PENITAS. THE CHIMNEY PARK RV
RESORT NEAR MADERO.OR ABOUT 3 & ONE HALF MILES SO. OF
MISSION.CONTINUES TO FLOOD & ANY REMAINING RESIDENTS ARE URGED
TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE TO RISE IN THE LWR RIO GRANDE FLOODWAY
SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM BEGINS NEAR THE ANZALDUAS DIVERSION DAM JUST WEST
OF THE CITY OF HIDALGO.CURVES EAST & CROSSES NO. SOUTH
HIGHWAY 281 NEAR PHARR.THEN MOVES GENERALLY EAST TOWARD PROGRESO
BEFORE CURVING NO. BETWEEN MERCEDES & WESLACO.CONTINUING
NO. TO INDIAN HILLS & LA VILLA. AS OF WED & THURSDAY.
WATER HAD RISEN TO HALFWAY UP THE LEVEE IN SOME PLACES.INCLUDING
AN ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL NEAR THE BRIDGE
ON FARM TO MARKET ROAD 1015.
FIFTEEN TO TWENTY RESIDENCES WITHIN THE MAIN FLOODWAY SO. OF MILITARY
HIGHWAY & I ROAD WERE UNDER VOLUNTARY EVACUATION. ANOTHER FIVE HOMES
WITHIN THE MAIN FLOODWAY WERE IMPACTED SO. OF WESLACO.& MOST
ROADS LEADING TO THE PROGRESO INTERNATL BRIDGE REMED CLOSED.
LEVEE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS WERE UNDERWAY AT THE EDINBURG PUMP STATION
IN PENITAS.& A BERM WAS COMPLETED AT A PUMP NEAR MISSION.
ADDITIONAL FLOWS DOWN RIVER FROM UPSTREAM DAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RAISE
WATER LEVELS. STAY TUNED FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON WATER LEVELS AND
POTENTIALLY MORE SERIOUS FLOOD ISSUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
RISING WATERS IN THE FLOODWAY SYSTEM ARE ALSO FLOWING QUICKLY AS WELL.
LOW WATER BRIDGES IN SEVERAL AREAS ARE NOW IMPASSIBLE.& OTHERS WILL
BECOME IMPASSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. KEEP CHILDREN & PETS
AWAY FROM HIGH WATER! THEY MAY BECOME CAUGHT IN THE TURBULENT FLOW.
AND COULD DROWN.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
AND ESPECIALLY AROUND BARRICADES. DRIVING AROUND FLOOD BARRICADES IS A
CLASS B MISDEMEANOR IN THE STATE OF TX.SUBJECT TO FINE
OR POSSIBLE IMPRISONMENT.
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