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Flash Flood Warning 119, NWS JSJ

November 14, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Nov 14, 2003, 11:20 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 14, 2003, 11:20 PM CST (05:20 UTC)
Expired: Nov 15, 2003, 5:30 PM 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 150521
FFWSJU
PRC033-051-135-137-143-150730-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
120 AM AST SAT NOV 15 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

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

     DORADO
     TOA ALTA
     VEGA ALTA
     CATANO
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 330 AM AST

* AT 115 AM AST...CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING 
OVER DORADO...WITH FLOODING OF ROADWAYS REPORTED. THIS HEAVY 
RAINFALL IS CONTINUING TO EXPAND EASTWARD...AND WILL CONTINUE TO 
AFFECT AREAS FROM DORADO TO CATANO...PRODUCING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF 
RAINFALL. SOILS ARE SATURATED...AND THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN 
FLASH FLOODING.

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.

$$


DG

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 150735
FFSSJU
PRC033-051-135-137-143-150830-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STAEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
325 AM AST SAT NOV 15 2003

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO 
RICO...

     DORADO
     TOA ALTA
     VEGA ALTA
     CATANO
     TOA BAJA

UNTIL 330 AM AST

WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
 
AT 320 AM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH 
AFFECTED THESE AREAS EARLIER HAS MOVED EAST SOUTHEAST AND AWAY FROM 
THESE MUNICIPALITIES.

THEREFORE FLASH FLOODING NO LONGER EXISTS AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PEOPLE SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN ALERT 
AND EXERCISE CAUTION AS LINGERING WATER ON THE ROADWAYS AND HIGH 
STREAM OR RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE NEXT 
FEW HOURS.

$$


RAM

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 14, 8:25 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Nov 14, 10:23 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Nov 15, 1:02 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Nov 15, 2:05 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr

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Sources

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