{"id":380961,"date":"2026-07-21T14:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380961\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:01:10","slug":"river-flood-warnings-continue-as-frio-and-nueces-rivers-keep-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380961\/","title":{"rendered":"River flood warnings continue as Frio and Nueces rivers keep rising"},"content":{"rendered":"

River flood warnings remain in effect farther downstream along the Frio and Nueces river basins, where forecasters expect major flooding to continue through the rest of the week despite dry weather returning to South Central Texas.<\/p>\n

While the heaviest rain has moved out of the region, the flood threat is far from over. Water continues moving downstream, causing river levels to rise and threatening low-lying communities, roadways and property along both rivers. Emergency officials are urging residents to remain vigilant as dangerous flooding persists.<\/p>\n

\"SBG<\/p>\n

The Frio and Nueces rivers are expected to remain at major flood stage in several locations, with additional rises possible before water levels begin to recede later this week. Residents living near the rivers are encouraged to monitor forecasts, heed any local warnings and avoid driving through flooded roadways.<\/p>\n

Frio River<\/p>\n

The greatest concern is along the Frio River at Tilden, where the river was approaching 18 feet and rising this morning.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service forecasts the river will reach major flood stage around 7 p.m. tonight before cresting at 27.9 feet around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Major flood stage begins at 27 feet.<\/p>\n

The Frio River will remain at major flood stage through Thursday. <\/p>\n

Flooding at those levels can inundate homes and businesses, cover roads and impact agricultural operations and livestock in low-lying areas.<\/p>\n

Residents living along the Frio River are urged to closely monitor river conditions and be prepared to move to higher ground if flooding threatens their property.<\/p>\n

\"SBGNueces River<\/p>\n

The Nueces River at Cotulla is also expected to remain a significant concern through the end the weekend.<\/p>\n

The river has already risen above 22 feet and is forecast to continue climbing before cresting at 23.4 feet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, and remaining in major flood stage through Sunday.<\/p>\n

Even though skies are expected to remain mostly sunny across South Central Texas, floodwaters will continue working their way downstream, causing rivers to rise long after the rain has stopped.<\/p>\n

Time to Prepare<\/p>\n

Emergency officials are closely monitoring areas experiencing moderate river flooding as water levels continue to rise. While no mandatory evacuations have been issued, authorities say conditions can change quickly and are urging residents in flood-prone areas to remain alert.<\/p>\n

Residents living near affected rivers are encouraged to begin preparing now rather than waiting for conditions to worsen. Officials recommend gathering important documents, medications, pet supplies and other essential items into an emergency kit that can be quickly taken if an evacuation becomes necessary.<\/p>\n

Emergency managers are also asking residents to review their evacuation plans, make sure vehicles are fueled and ready to go, and stay informed by monitoring the latest forecasts and official alerts.<\/p>\n

Flood danger isn’t over<\/p>\n

Emergency officials are reminding residents that river flooding can remain dangerous even when the weather has improved.<\/p>\n

Fast-moving currents, flooded low-water crossings and unstable riverbanks can all pose life-threatening hazards. Anyone living near the Frio or Nueces rivers should continue monitoring forecasts, avoid flooded areas and never drive around barricades or through water covering roadways.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to track toward Louisiana and should have little impact on South Central Texas. A few showers could develop late Friday into the weekend, but forecasters do not expect widespread rainfall or renewed flooding locally.<\/p>\n

The primary weather concern around San Antonio through midweek will instead be dangerous heat, with afternoon highs reaching the upper 90s and heat index values climbing into the triple digits.<\/p>\n

For communities along the Frio and Nueces rivers, however, the biggest threat remains the floodwaters that continue moving downstream days after last week’s historic rainfall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"River flood warnings remain in effect farther downstream along the Frio and Nueces river basins, where forecasters expect…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380912,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-380961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}