Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2002

Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS JSJ

September 18, 2002

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Sep 18, 2002, 3:38 PM CDT. It was in force for 17 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: Sep 18, 2002, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)
Expired: Sep 19, 2002, 8:45 AM CDT
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 182041
FFWSJU
PRC021-031-033-061-127-137-139-182145-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
438 PM AST WED SEP 18 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CAROLINA
     SAN JUAN
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     BAYAMON
     GUAYNABO
     CATANO
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 545 PM AST

* AT 437 PM AST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER EMPLOYEE REPORTED A 
  THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS ACROSS BAYAMON. 
  HEAVIER SHOWERS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS OTHER PORTIONS OF THE 
  SAN JUAN METRO 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.

TIRADO

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 182154
FFSSJU
PRC021-031-033-061-127-137-139-182215-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
600 PM AST WED SEP 18 2002

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CAROLINA...SAN JUAN...TRUJILLO ALTO... 
...BAYAMON...GUAYNABO...CATANO...TOA BAJA WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 
545 PM.

AT 545 PM AST...SATELLITE AND SPOTTER RESPORTS INDICATED THAT THE 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS THE PREVIOUS 
WARNING AREA HAD DIMINISHED OR MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA. THEREFORE 
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...IF YOU ARE 
DRIVING THROUGH THE AREA PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE WARNING...USE CAUTION 
AS PONDING OF WATER WILL EXISTS ACROSS LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE 
AREAS. 

TIRADO

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 18, 2:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		18 hr

Nearby

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

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.