Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003

Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS JSJ

April 17, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 17, 2003, 2:58 PM CDT. It was in force for 22 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
Apr 17, 2003, 2:58 PM CDT (19:58 UTC)
Expired
Apr 18, 2003, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 172008 CCA
FFWSJU
PRC029-053-069-077-085-087-089-103-119-180200-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED  

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES NORTHEAST 
OF PUERTO RICO

     CANOVANAS
     JUNCOS
     LUQUILLO
     NAGUABO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     FAJARDO
     RIO GRANDE
     HUMACAO
     LOIZA

* UNTIL 1000 PM AST

* AT 358 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED HEAVY SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. SEVERAL RIVERS 
ACROSS THE EASTERN INTERIOR AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO 
CONTINUE OVER THEIR BANKS. SOILS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE 
SATURATED AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING 
CONDITIONS. 

THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR CANOVANAS 
...JUNCOS...LUQUILLO...NAGUABO...LAS PIEDRAS...FAJARDO... AND RIO 
GRANDE...TO INCLUDE ALSO THE MUNICIPALITIES OF HUMACAO AND LOIZA 
THROUGH 1000 PM. MUDSLIDES WILL ALSO OCCUR IN AREAS OF STEEP 
TERRAIN. 

  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.  LOCAL 
RESIDENTS SHOULD STAY OUT OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS 
FROM LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 8:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 17, 9:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 17, 11:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ20 hr
Apr 17, 11:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 17, 12:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 17, 1:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 17, 3:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ22 hr
Apr 17, 3:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ22 hr
Apr 17, 4:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ20 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2003Every 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.