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Flash Flood Warning 122, NWS JSJ

November 15, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Nov 15, 2003, 11:07 PM CST. It was in force for 19 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 15, 2003, 11:07 PM CST (05:07 UTC)
Expired: Nov 16, 2003, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 160550 CCA
FFWSJU
PRC019-021-045-051-105-135-137-160800-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
107 AM AST SUN NOV 16 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     DORADO
     COMERIO
     BARRANQUITAS
     NARANJITO
     TOA ALTA
     BAYAMON
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 400 AM AST

* AT 1259 AM AST...SATELLITE PHOTOS AND THE WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 
RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED 
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE NEARBY ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTHWEST 
ACROSS THE MUNICIPALITIES OF TOA BAJA SOUTH TO COMERIO. THE LOCAL 
EMERGENCY MANAGERS HAVE INDICATED THAT SEVERAL FLOOD GATES HAVE BEEN 
OPENED IN THE RIO LA PLATA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 
INCHES IS EXPECTED.

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 
ALONG THE RIVER BANKS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER 
GROUND. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW 
OFFICIALS.

$$

RAM

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 16, 1:55 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		19 hr
Nov 16, 8:25 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		19 hr

Nearby

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

Sources

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