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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS JSJ

March 29, 2002

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Mar 29, 2002, 12:32 PM CST. 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: Mar 29, 2002, 12:32 PM CST (18:32 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2002, 6:40 AM CST
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 291832
FFWSJU
PRC025-035-057-109-129-292130-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
232 PM AST FRI MAR 29 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CAGUAS
     CAYEY
     PATILLAS
     SAN LORENZO
     GUAYAMA

* UNTIL 440 PM AST

* AT 228 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED  
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER CAGUAS...CAYEY...CAGUAS    
  SAN LORENZO...NORTHERN GUAYAMA...AND NORTHERN PATILLAS NEARLY      
  STATIONARY. 

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. FOLLOW 
INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.

ROCHE

Nearby

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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.