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Flash Flood Warning 138, NWS JSJ

December 6, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Dec 6, 2003, 9:15 AM CST. It was in force for 20 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: Dec 6, 2003, 9:15 AM CST (15:15 UTC)
Expired: Dec 7, 2003, 5:15 AM CST
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 061515
FFWSJU
PRC007-009-015-019-025-035-041-045-057-077-085-095-109-123-129-151-
061915-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1115 AM AST SAT DEC 6 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CAGUAS
     CIDRA
     CAYEY
     COMERIO
     AIBONITO
     AGUAS BUENAS
     ARROYO
     BARRANQUITAS
     JUNCOS
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     SAN LORENZO
     YABUCOA
     LAS PIEDRAS
     GUAYAMA
     SALINAS

* UNTIL 315 PM AST

* AT 11 AM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED INTERMITTENT BANDS OF 
HEAVY SHOWERS CONTINUING TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST AND EASTERN INTERIOR 
SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...WITH SIGNIFICANT RAIN ACCUMULATIONS 
GRADUALLY SPREADING INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. USGS RIVER LEVEL 
SENSORS ARE SHOWING MOST RIVERS AT OR NEAR BANKFULL...WITH RIO DE LA 
PLATA ABOUT TO FLOW OUT OF ITS BANKS IN AIBONITO AND COMERIO. 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL WORSEN 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.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 6, 6:45 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		19 hr
Dec 6, 12:24 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		20 hr

Nearby

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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.