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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS JSJ

July 12, 2001

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2001, 3:00 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: Jul 12, 2001, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2001, 9:00 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 122001
FFWJSJ
PRC127-061-033-122200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
400 PM AST THU JUL 12 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CATANO
     SAN JUAN
     GUAYNABO

* UNTIL 600 PM AST

* AT 350 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF SAN
JUAN...GUAYNABO AND CATANO. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 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 CROSS FLOODED ROADS AND AREAS...AS
YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE MIGHT BE SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS. PERSONS INB
LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM
LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 122208
PRC127-061-033-122300-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
600 PM AST THU JUL 12 2001

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES OF
CATANO...SAN JUAN AND GUAYNABO... IN PUERTO RICO HAS EXPIRED.

AT 555 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT ALL RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES HAD ENDED
AND RIVER GAUGES INDICATED RIVERS LEVEL DECREASING. ALTHOUGH OTHER
SHOWERS MAY MOVE ACROSS THE SECTORS OF THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA
DURING THE EVENING HOURS...THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED.

FOR THAT REASON THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.T

RIVERA

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Sources

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