Nolan River at Blum, TX

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 35 ftMajor flooding will occur along the river. The ballpark on the right downstream bank and the access to the bridge on fm 933 will be underwater. Parts of blum will be underwater, along with rural roads along the river reach.
• 34 ftMajor out of bank flooding will inundate the right end of the fm 933 bridge. The ball field on the right downstream bank will be underwater. Numerous rural roads along the river will be underwater, and part of the city of blum will be flooded.
• 31 ftMajor out of bank flooding is expected along the river reach. The ball field and access to the field will be flooded. Several rural roads along the river reach will flood.
• 28 ftModerate out of bank flooding is expected along the river reach. The ball field on right downstream bank will be flooded.
• 26 ftModerate out of bank flooding will occur downstream on the right bank. Moderate flooding will also occur in the ball field on the right downstream bank.
• 24 ftMinor out of bank flooding will occur along the river reach. Minor flooding will occur around the ball field on the downstream right bank.

Highest crests on record

1. 35 ft — May 8, 1922
2. 33.44 ft — May 17, 1989
3. 31.58 ft — December 20, 1991
4. 31.23 ft — May 7, 1969
5. 27.79 ft — May 3, 1979

Recent crests: 24.91 ft (September 8, 2010) · 31.58 ft (December 20, 1991) · 19.34 ft (October 28, 1991) · 18.7 ft (April 13, 1991) · 20.83 ft (May 3, 1990)

Up and down the river, and nearby

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• Village Creek near Everman, TX
• North Bosque River at Valley Mills, TX
• Walnut Creek near Mansfield, TX
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