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Flash Flood Warning 142, NWS JSJ

December 7, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Dec 7, 2003, 6:20 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: Dec 7, 2003, 6:20 PM CST (00:20 UTC)
Expired: Dec 8, 2003, 12:00 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 080022
FFWSJU
PRC043-075-133-080330-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
820 PM AST SUN DEC 7 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

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

     COAMO
     JUANA DIAZ
     SANTA ISABEL

* UNTIL 1130 PM AST

* AT 820 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 
RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS THESE AREAS. DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED 
AS MUCH AS 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN JUST THE PAST HOUR OVER 
LOCATIONS JUST SOUTH OF THE CITY OF COAMO...WITH WIDESPREAD 
ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLASH 
FLOOD SITUATION. RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE RISING EXTREMELY RAPIDLY 
ACROSS THESE AREAS.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 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 IN 
LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND. MUDSLIDES WILL OCCUR IN 
AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE 
OR LAW OFFICIALS.

$$

DG/BD

2 follow-up statements

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 080218
FFSSJU
PRC043-075-133-059-113-080215-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1015 PM AST SUN DEC 7 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR GUAYANILLA AND 
PONCE HAVE EXPIRED...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR COAMO...JUANA DIAZ 
AND SANTA ISABEL HAS BEEN CANCELED...

AT 1010 PM AST ...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY 
SHOWERS THAT AFFECTED THE MUNICIPALITIES ABOVE HAVE LESSENED IN 
INTENSITY. IN ADDITION...U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGES ACROSS THE WARNING 
AREAS INDICATED THAT THE RIVERS HAVE SUBSIDED...BUT ARE STILL ABOVE 
THEIR NORMAL LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WERE 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.       

HOWEVER...MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY 
RAINFALL...ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PARTS OF PUERTO RICO LATER TONIGHT 
AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND THESE MAY AGAIN RESULT 
IN ADDITIONAL FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING. THEREFORE...A FLASH FLOOD 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM MONDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF 
PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.  

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF ALL OF PUERTO RICO ARE URGED TO CONTINUE 
TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AND BE READY FOR 
QUICK ACTION SHOULD WEATHER CONDITIONS WARRANT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA 
WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON 
THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 080246 CCA
FFSSJU
PRC043-075-133-059-113-080315-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1015 PM AST SUN DEC 7 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR GUAYANILLA AND 
PONCE HAVE EXPIRED...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR COAMO...JUANA DIAZ 
AND SANTA ISABEL HAS BEEN CANCELED...

AT 1010 PM AST ...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY 
SHOWERS THAT AFFECTED THE MUNICIPALITIES ABOVE HAVE LESSENED IN 
INTENSITY. IN ADDITION...U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGES ACROSS THE WARNING 
AREAS INDICATED THAT THE RIVERS HAVE SUBSIDED...BUT ARE STILL ABOVE 
THEIR NORMAL LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WERE 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.       

HOWEVER...MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY 
RAINFALL...ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PARTS OF PUERTO RICO LATER TONIGHT 
AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND THESE MAY AGAIN RESULT 
IN ADDITIONAL FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING. THEREFORE...A FLASH FLOOD 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM MONDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF 
PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.  

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF ALL OF PUERTO RICO ARE URGED TO CONTINUE 
TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AND BE READY FOR 
QUICK ACTION SHOULD WEATHER CONDITIONS WARRANT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA 
WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON 
THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

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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.