Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003

Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS JSJ

April 17, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 17, 2003, 9:12 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 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, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
Expired
Apr 18, 2003, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 180212
FFWSJU
PRC007-009-015-019-023-025-029-035-037-041-043-045-053-055-057-059-
063-069-075-077-079-085-087-089-093-095-103-107-109-111-113-119-121-
123-129-133-149-151-153-180700-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1012 PM AST THU APR 17 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CANOVANAS
     GUANICA
     CAGUAS
     CIDRA
     COAMO
     CAYEY
     COMERIO
     GUAYANILLA
     AIBONITO
     AGUAS BUENAS
     ARROYO
     BARRANQUITAS
     JUNCOS
     GURABO
     LUQUILLO
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     MARICAO
     OROCOVIS
     NAGUABO
     SABANA GRANDE
     SAN LORENZO
     YABUCOA
     YAUCO
     VILLALBA
     LAS PIEDRAS
     CEIBA
     PENUELAS
     GUAYAMA
     FAJARDO
     HUMACAO
     JUANA DIAZ
     PONCE
     CABO ROJO
     SALINAS
     SANTA ISABEL
     LOIZA
     RIO GRANDE
     LAJAS

* UNTIL 300 AM AST

* AT 1010 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE 
TO HEAVY SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN...SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN 
SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. DUE TO PREVIOUS HEAVY SHOWERS EARLIER ON 
THURSDAY...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WILL 
QUICKLY RUNOFF.

  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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 18, 10:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ18 hr
Apr 18, 11:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 18, 12:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ18 hr
Apr 18, 1:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 18, 2:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 18, 3:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ18 hr
Apr 18, 5:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 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.