Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS JSJ

Issued

Aug 22, 2000, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)

Expired

Aug 23, 2000, 2:00 PM CDT

In force

18 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Whole counties

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WGCA52 TJSJ 230107
FFWJSJ
PRC075-113-149-073-039-107-230300-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
855 PM AST TUE AUG 22 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     PONCE
     VILLALBA
     JUANA DIAZ
     SOUTH CIALES
     SOUTH OROCOVIS
     JAYUYA
* UNTIL 1100 PM AST

* AT 849 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CIALES TO PENUELAS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING
TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. WEATHER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES
AND RAIN GAUGES INDICATED OVER 2.5 INCHES IN THE LAST HOUR FROM
NORTH PONCE TO JAYUYA.

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 CROSS 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.

MV

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

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