Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2000
Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 23, 2000, 5:51 AM CDT. It was in force for 20 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, 5:51 AM CDT (10:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2000, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Whole counties
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGCA52 TJSJ 231108 FFWJSJ PRC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031- 033-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-051-053>055-057-059-061-063-065-067- 069-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-101- 103-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-135- 137-139-141-143-145-149-151-153-231500- BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 651 AM AST WED AUG 23 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED * A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO * UNTIL 11 AM AST * THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. * AT 646 AM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH BANDS OF THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS MOST OF THE ISLAND. ALL OF THESE RAINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TAIL OF HURRICANE DEBBY AND ITS GENERAL CIRCULATION. * SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED INCOMMUNICADO DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT AND MANY RIVERS WERE REPORTED NEAR BANKFULL OR CLOSE TO OVERFLOWING THEIR BANKS. SOME INTERIOR MUNICIPALITIES HAVE RECEIVED FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE NIGHT WITH SECTIONS OF THE SAN JUAN AREA RECEIVING AROUND 12 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. * THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION SINCE THE RAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS MORNING...WORSENING FLOOD CONDITIONS ACROSS MANY AREAS OF PUERTO RICO. 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. MOJICA
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | 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, 12:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 19 hr | |
| Aug 23, 3:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 18 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2000Every 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.