Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2001
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 6, 2001, 6:00 PM CDT. 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
- May 6, 2001, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2001, 1:00 PM CDT
- 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 062300 FFWJSJ PRC023-059-067-079-153-121-125-070200- BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 700 PM AST SUN MAY 6 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED IN TIME AND AREAL COVERAGE * A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES IN SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO YAUCO...SABANA GRANDE...CABO ROJO...LAJAS...SAN GERMAN... HORMIGUEROS...AND NOW INCLUDES GUAYANILLA... * UNTIL 1000 PM AST * AT 645 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER LARGE PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA...AND SLOWLY MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA IN THE PAST 3 HOURS...AND WAS SPREADING EAST AND NORTHEAST INTO GUAYANILLA... PENUELAS...AND ADJUNTAS. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE RAPIDLY...AND BEGIN TO FLOW OUT OF THEIR BANKS IN THE NEXT 30 TO 60 MINUTES. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS AND AREAS...AS YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE MIGHT BE S4WEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND AND TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN YOUR AREA. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES AND LANDSLIDES ARE LIKELY OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 3:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 19 hr | |
| May 6, 3:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 7 hr | |
| May 6, 6:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 19 hr | |
| May 6, 6:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 19 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2001Every flash flood warning in 2001
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.