Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS JSJ

Issued

Apr 17, 2003, 12:28 PM CDT (17:28 UTC)

Expired

Apr 18, 2003, 7:00 AM CDT

In force

19 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Whole counties

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 171730
FFWSJU
PRC075-111-113-149-172000-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
128 PM AST THU APR 17 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

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

     VILLALBA
     PENUELAS
     JUANA DIAZ
     PONCE

* UNTIL 400 PM AST

* THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS AND STREAMS WITHIN THE WARNING 
AREA.

* AT 128 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED NEW SHOWERS AND 
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPING SOUTHWEST 
OF THE WARNING AREA AND HEADING NORTHEAST. THESE SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...FURTHER AGGRAVATING ONGOING FLOODING AND 
RESULTING IN NEW FLOODING DEVELOPING. RESULTING IN   THE PUBLIC 
REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN AT PONCE. MUDSLIDES WILL OCCUR OVER AREAS 
OF STEEP TERRAIN. RESIDENTS SHOULD STAY OUT OF ALL LOCAL RIVERS AND 
STREAMS TODAY. 

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS 
BEEN REPORTED. MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 
FLOODED ROADS AND AREAS...AS YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE MIGHT BE SWEPT 
AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND AND TAKE THE 
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD FLOOD WATERS AFFECT YOUR AREA. FOLLOW 
INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.

$$

SEELEY

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2003Every flash flood warning in 2003

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