Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS JSJ

Issued

Sep 5, 2000, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 UTC)

Expired

Sep 6, 2000, 7:00 AM CDT

In force

17 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Whole counties

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PRC127-061-052000-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED IN DATE...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
303 PM AST TUE SEP 5 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

  IN PUERTO RICO

     SAN JUAN
     GUAYNABO

* UNTIL 400 PM AST

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


* AT 255 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN
JUAN. RADAR ESTIMATES SHOWED THAT NEAR TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN DURING THE PAST HOUR OVER RIO PIEDRAS...TRUJILLO ALTO AND
CAIMITO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH AND
WILL MOVE OVER GUAYNABO BY 330 PM. ADDITIONAL TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS SAN JUAN. THEREFORE...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED UNTIL 400 PM FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SAN JUAN AND GUAYNABO.

IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE PASSING THROUGH THE WARNING AREA...YOU SHOULD
AVOID CROSSING FLOODED ROADS AND ALLOWED EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. REMEMBER...CARS CAN EASILY STALL IN WATERS AND BE
CARRIED AWAY BY ANY CURRENT.

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. YOU A4RE ADVICE
TO STAY AWAY FROM RISING RIVERS AND CREEKS.

ROCHE

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

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