Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS JSJ

Issued

Sep 15, 2002, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2002, 2:00 PM CDT

In force

19 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Whole counties

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 152346
FFWSJU
PRC007-009-015-019-025-029-031-035-037-041-043-045-053-057-059-061-
063-069-075-077-085-089-095-103-109-111-113-119-123-129-133-139-149-
151-160300-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
745 PM AST SUN SEP 15 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CANOVANAS
     CAROLINA
     CAGUAS
     CIDRA
     COAMO
     CAYEY
     COMERIO
     GUAYANILLA
     AIBONITO
     AGUAS BUENAS
     ARROYO
     BARRANQUITAS
     JUNCOS
     GURABO
     LUQUILLO
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     NAGUABO
     SAN LORENZO
     YABUCOA
     VILLALBA
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     CEIBA
     PENUELAS
     GUAYAMA
     FAJARDO
     HUMACAO
     JUANA DIAZ
     GUAYNABO
     PONCE
     SALINAS
     SANTA ISABEL
     RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 1100 PM AST

* AT 738 PM AST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY 
HEAVY   RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FROM 3 MILES WEST OF 
LUQUILLO TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF ARROYO...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

  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.

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AT 7:30 PM AST SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA MOVING TOWARDS
THE SOUTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO THREATENING THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO WITH MORE RAIN TONIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO UNTIL
8PM. THIS FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL 4AM.

HPL/CASTILLO

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 160257
FFSSJU
PRC007-009-015-019-025-029-031-035-037-041-043-045-053-057-059-061-
063-069-075-077-085-089-095-103-109-111-113-119-123-129-133-139-149-
151-160400-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
11:00 PM AST SUN SEP 15 2002

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS ISSUED AT 7:45 PM FOR THE 
MUNICIPALITIES OF 

     CANOVANAS
     CAROLINA
     CAGUAS
     CIDRA
     COAMO
     CAYEY
     COMERIO
     GUAYANILLA
     AIBONITO
     AGUAS BUENAS
     ARROYO
     BARRANQUITAS
     JUNCOS
     GURABO
     LUQUILLO
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     NAGUABO
     SAN LORENZO
     YABUCOA
     VILLALBA
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     CEIBA
     PENUELAS
     GUAYAMA
     FAJARDO
     HUMACAO
     JUANA DIAZ
     GUAYNABO
     PONCE
     SALINAS
     SANTA ISABEL
     RIO GRANDE

IN PUERTO RICO UNTIL 11:00 PM AST IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AT 10:50 PM AST DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR DETECTED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NORTH OF 
PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MILES AN 
HOUR AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA. ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS REMAIN OVER 
THE FORMER WARNING AREA ALSO MOVING NORTHWEST VERY RAPIDLY. ISOLATED 
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA COULD POSSIBLY MOVE INTO ST. 
CROIX...VIEQUES...AND THE EASTERN SHORES OF PUERTO RICO WITHIN THE 
NEXT HOUR BUT NOT ENOUGH RAIN TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL 4AM MONDAY
FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

HPL/CASTILLO

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2002Every flash flood warning in 2002

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