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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS JSJ

November 9, 2001

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Nov 9, 2001, 11:30 AM CST. 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: Nov 9, 2001, 11:30 AM CST (17:30 UTC)
Expired: Nov 10, 2001, 6:30 AM CST
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 091731
FFWSJU

PRC005-007-009-013-015-017-019-021-025-027-029-031-033-035-037-039-
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-
139-141-143-145-149-151-092030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
130 PM AST FRI NOV 9 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     ISABELA
     DORADO
     CANOVANAS
     CAROLINA
     CIALES
     CAGUAS
     CIDRA
     COAMO
     CAYEY
     COROZAL
     MANATI
     FLORIDA
     COMERIO
     AIBONITO
     AGUAS BUENAS
     ARROYO
     BARRANQUITAS
     BARCELONETA
     JUNCOS
     JAYUYA
     GURABO
     LUQUILLO
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     OROCOVIS
     NAGUABO
     NARANJITO
     MOROVIS
     SAN JUAN
     TOA ALTA
     QUEBRADILLAS
     SAN LORENZO
     SAN SEBASTIAN
     YABUCOA
     UTUADO
     VILLALBA
     TRUJILLO ALTA
     VEGA ALTA
     AGUADILLA
     LAS PIEDRAS
     LARES
     BAYAMON
     CEIBA
     CAMUY
     GUAYAMA
     FAJARDO
     HUMACAO
     HATILLO
     GUAYNABO
     ARECIBO
     CATANO
     VEGA BAJA
     SALINAS
     LOIZA
     RIO GRANDE
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 430 PM AST

* AT 120 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 
PERSISTENT MODERATE RAINFALL STILL OCCURRING OVER THE MUNICIPALITIES 
ABOVE AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING REST OF THE AFTERNOON 
HOURS. INFORMATION FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES INDICATES FLOODING ALREADY 
OCCURRING OVER THESE MUNICIPALITIES.   

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.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 8, 6:45 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		7 hr
Nov 9, 8:15 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		19 hr

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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.