What is the status of the Frio River and Nueces Rivers as far as water recreation and the danger of more flood waters coming in?
Management Coordinator Forrest Anderson
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by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian
07-08-25
The Uvalde Hesperian reached out to Uvalde County Emergency Management Operations Center Coordinator Forrest Anderson on Sunday asking the following question:
What is the status of the Frio River and Nueces Rivers as far as water recreation and the danger of more flood waters coming in?
Anderson responded later that evening and said,
” The Frio watershed would be the more likely of the two to experience any increase at this time due to saturated soils from previous upstream water coming down on the 4th & 5th of this month. The Nueces watershed as a whole, in our area has not received any significant water flow, or rain. This has been confirmed from Fire Chief Dan Cox. No threat to recreation at this time. First Responders, Law Enforcement are on top of any issues that may occur.
River Camp operators are cognizant of any potential flooding issues, and work with those responders to provide direct information/ contact to visitors on the ground as warranted. We have no direct knowledge of any additional flood waters coming down at this time, however, that being said, portions of Uvalde, Real, Medina, and other counties are under a Watch at this time, collectively until 8:00 PM for potential flooding in low areas due to saturated soils if additional rains fall in certain areas.
Unless a mandatory evacuation is ordered by authorities, local law enforcement advises the citizens & visitors very strongly of any threat of potential flooding, rising water, however, they cannot forcibly remove anyone from what I understand.
We pass on the information we receive directly from the National Weather Service, New Braunfels- San Antonio. We make no assumptions, or indications beyond that, unless we have confirmed information on the ground from law enforcement, Fire, or other response entities with eyes on the conditions.
There would be concern of roadway flooding if additional rain is forecast, we utilize TxDot, NWS, and other sources, our County Sheriff’s deputies and others, again to provide confirmed information on specific roadways which tend to flood in order for us to inform leadership to make decisions on road closures, evacuations, etc.,”
