Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2001

Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS JSJ

May 6, 2001

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 6, 2001, 6:18 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, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2001, 1:15 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 062331 CCA
FFWJSJ
PRC001-011-023-033-055-059-067-073-079-081-083-093-097-099-111-117-
121-125-131-141-153-070225-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
718 PM AST SUN MAY 6 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES IN WEST AND
  SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO
     JAYUYA
     SAN SEBASTIAN
     MARICAO
     GUAYANILLA
     YAUCO
     ANASCO
     AGUADA
     RINCON
     GUANICA
     HORMIGUEROS
     PENUELAS
     LAS MARIAS
     MAYAGUEZ
     MOCA
     SAN SEBASTIAN
     LARES
     LAJAS
     SAN GERMAN
     CABO ROJO
     ADJUNTAS
     UTUADO
     SABANA GRANDE

* UNTIL 1015 PM AST

* AT 715 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN
AFFECTING THE SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND SLOWLY MOVING EAST
AND NORTHEASTWARD. LOCAL RIVERS AND STEAMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
INTERIOR...WEST...AND SOUTHWEST ARE NEAR OR OVER BANKFULL. RAINFALL
IS NOT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

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 S'EEK HIGHER GROUND. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM
LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	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, 6:00 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, 2001 Every 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.