Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS JSJ

Issued

Jun 5, 2002, 11:00 AM CDT (16:00 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 2002, 6:00 AM CDT

In force

19 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Whole counties

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 051559
FFWSJU
PRC009-015-035-039-043-057-069-073-075-085-095-107-109-113-123-129-
133-149-151-051900-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1200 PM AST WED JUN 5 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES   
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CIALES...COAMO...CAYEY...AIBONITO...ARROYO...JAYUYA...
     PATILLAS...MAUNABO...OROCOVIS...SAN LORENZO...YABUCOA...
     VILLALBA...LAS PIEDRAS...GUAYAMA...HUMACAO...JUANA DIAZ...
     PONCE...SALINAS AND SANTA ISABEL

* UNTIL 300 PM AST

* AT 1200 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST PUERTO RICO. LOCALIZED 
FLOODING WILL OCCUR AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE 
WARNING AREA PRODUCING PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN. MUDSLIDES WILL 
LIKELY OCCUR IN AREAS OF VERY STEEP TERRAIN.

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.

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 051856
FFSSJU
PRC009-015-035-039-043-057-069-073-075-085-095-107-109-113-123-129-
133-149-151-052000-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
255 PM AST WED JUN 5 2002

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM FOR THE   
   MUNICIPALITIES OF...                                              
CIALES...COAMO...CAYEY...AIBONITO...ARROYO...JAYUYA...               
PATILLAS...MAUNABO...OROCOVIS...SAN LORENZO...YABUCOA...             
VILLALBA...LAS PIEDRAS...GUAYAMA...HUMACAO...JUANA DIAZ...           
PONCE...SALINAS AND SANTA ISABEL 

...HAS BEEN DISONTINUED...BUT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN         
   EFFECT FOR THIS SAME AREA...

AT 250 PM AST WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT TO  
MODERATE SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF PUERTO 
RICO. THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH FELL ACROSS THIS AREA EARLIER HAS 
DIMINISHED...BUT LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT 
THIS AREA FROM TIME TO TIME. THEREFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL 
FLOODING WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. THEREFORE...A FLASH FLOOD 
WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE 
WATCH AREA. IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE DRIVING THROUGH THE WATCH AREA... 
YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES...KEEP INFORMED...AND 
BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A 
WARNING IS ISSUED.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR THE 
LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

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

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