Flash Flood Warning 106, NWS JSJ

Issued

Nov 13, 2003, 5:55 AM CST (11:55 UTC)

Expired

Nov 14, 2003, 2:00 AM CST

In force

20 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Whole counties

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 131208
FFWSJU
PRC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-
033-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-051-053>055-057-059-061-063-065-067-
069-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-101-
103-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-135-
137-139-141-143-145-149-151-153-131545-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
755 AM AST THU NOV 13 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS HAS EXPANDED AND 
EXTENDED 

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF 
MAINLAND PUERTO RICO
   
   
* UNTIL 1200 PM AST

* AT 748 AM AST...THE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A WIDESPREAD AREA OF 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE ISLAND OF 
PUERTO RICO. LOCAL RESIDENTS AND THE CIVIL DEFENSE AUTHORITIES 
CONTINUE TO REPORT VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF THE 
REGION. ESTIMATED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE TO THREE INCHES 
HAVE ALREADY BEEN NOTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE 
ISLAND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER AN ALREADY SATURATED TERRAIN WILL 
CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE THE FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS. 

  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 AFFECT 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.

$$

MITCHELL

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

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