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Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS JSJ

June 12, 2000

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jun 12, 2000, 3:15 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 12, 2000, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2000, 9:15 AM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 122016
FFWJSJ
PRC025-077-085-109-129-122215-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
415 PM AST MON JUN 12 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     JUNCOS
     CAGUAS
     SAN LORENZO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     PATILLAS

* UNTIL 615 PM AST

* AT 407 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 4 MILES SOUTH OF SAN
LORENZO. MOVEMENT IS SLOWLY TOWARDS THE WEST. SPOTTER REPORTS
CONFIRM THREE INCHES OF RAIN THE PAST HOUR. THIS IS ENOUGH RAIN
TO CAUSE FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS
BEEN REPORTED. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND AND TAKE THE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN YOUR AREA. MOTORISTS AND
PEDESTRIANS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CKROSS FLOODED ROADS AND AREAS...AS
YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE MIGHT BE SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS. PERSONS IN
LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM
LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2000 Every flash flood warning in 2000

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.