Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2002

Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS JSJ

November 13, 2002

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Nov 13, 2002, 3:39 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
Nov 13, 2002, 3:39 PM CST (21:39 UTC)
Expired
Nov 14, 2002, 10:00 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 132142
FFWSJU
PRC027-065-140000-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
539 PM AST WED NOV 13 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CAMUY
     HATILLO

* UNTIL 800 PM AST

* AT 532 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG  
THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER CAMUY AND 
HATILLO.

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.

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1 follow-up statement
000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 132349
FFSSJU
PRC027-065-140100-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
750 PM AST WED NOV 13 2002

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES OF 

     CAMUY AND HATILLO

...HAS EXPIRED...

AT 749 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING OVER THESE MUNICIPALITIES HAVE 
ENDED COMPLETELY. ALSO...THE U.S.G.S. RIVER LEVEL SENSOR IN RIO 
CAMUY INDICATED THAT THIS RIVER HAS SUBSIDED AND NOW IS BELOW FLOOD 
STAGE. 

FOR THAT REASON THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CAMUY AND HATILLO HAS 
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2002Every 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.