Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS JSJ

Issued

Nov 8, 2001, 7:30 AM CST (13:30 UTC)

Expired

Nov 9, 2001, 5:00 AM CST

In force

22 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Whole counties

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FFWSJU

PRC007-009-013-015-017-019-021-025-027-029-031-033-035-037-039-041-
043-045-047-051-053-054-057-061-063-065-069-071-073-077-081-085-087-
089-091-095-101-103-105-107-109-115-119-123-127-129-131-135-137-139-
141-143-145-149-151-081900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
930 AM AST THU NOV 08 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO

   ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN A LINE FROM SAN SEBASTIAN TO PATILLAS AND   
   NORTHWARD

* UNTIL 300 PM AST

...THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD 
WARNINGS...

* AT 920 AM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY 
RAINFALL CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE WARNING AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH 300 PM...WILL RESULT IN NEW FLOODING 
PROBLEMS DEVELOPING AND WILL FURTHER COMPOUND THE ONGOING FLOODING. 
IN ADDITION...U.S.G.S. RIVER GAUGES OVER THE WARNING AREA SHOW RIVER 
LEVELS RAPIDLY RISING OR AT BANKFULL. MUD SLIDES AND LANDSLIDES
ARE VERY LIKELY TO OCCUR BLOCKING IMPORTANT ROADS.

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.

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2001Every flash flood warning in 2001

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