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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS JSJ

August 23, 2000

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 23, 2000, 12:05 AM CDT. It was in force for 19 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: Aug 23, 2000, 12:05 AM CDT (05:05 UTC)
Expired: Aug 23, 2000, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 230500
FFWJSJ
PRC007-009-015-019-021-025-029-031-033-035-037-041-045-053-057-061-
063-069-077-085-087-089-095-103-105-109-119-123-127-129-135-139-151-
230800-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
105 AM AST WED AUG 23 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CEIBA
     GUAYAMA
     JUNCOS
     NARANJITO
     CATANO
     HUMACAO
     SALINAS
     BARRANQUITAS
     CAGUAS
     TOA ALTA
     NAGUABO
     CANOVANAS
     SAN LORENZO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     CAYEY
     SAN JUAN
     CIDRA
     MAUNABO
     GURABO
     BAYAMON
     FAJARDO
     GUAYNABO
     CAROLINA
     LUQUILLO
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     LOIZA
     RIO GRANDE
     AGUAS BUENAS
     AIBONITO
     COMERIO
     ARROYO
     YABUCOA
     PATILLAS

* UNTIL 400 AM AST

* AT 1249 AM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED BANDS OF
  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTH TO
  SOUTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN THIRD OF PUERTO RICO...PRODUCING
  RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR. SOILS ARE VERY WET AND
  RIVERS LEVELS HIGH ACROSS THIS AREA.

  THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES WITHIN
  THE WARNING AREA.

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.

STRIPLING

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 22, 7:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Aug 22, 11:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Aug 23, 3:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Aug 23, 5:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 hr

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.