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Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS JSJ

April 18, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 18, 2003, 1:36 PM CDT. 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: Apr 18, 2003, 1:36 PM CDT (18:36 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2003, 8:30 AM CDT
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 181839
FFWSJU
PRC001-009-019-035-039-041-043-045-047-055-057-059-073-075-101-107-
111-113-123-133-141-149-153-182130-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
236 PM AST FRI APR 18 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     GUANICA
     CIALES
     CIDRA
     COAMO
     CAYEY
     COROZAL
     COMERIO
     GUAYANILLA
     AIBONITO
     BARRANQUITAS
     JAYUYA
     ADJUNTAS
     OROCOVIS
     MOROVIS
     UTUADO
     YAUCO
     VILLALBA
     PENUELAS
     GUAYAMA
     JUANA DIAZ
     PONCE
     SALINAS
     SANTA ISABEL

* UNTIL 530 PM AST

* AT 226 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY 
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN SHIFTING EASTWARD AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND 
EASTERN INTERIOR MUNICIPALITIES. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 
15 TO 20 MPH. RAINFALL HAS BEEN PERSISTENT...BUT ONLY MODERATE... 
ACROSS SOUTHWEST MUNICIPALITIES DURING THE PAST HOUR OR SO...AND 
WATER LEVELS THERE MAY GRADUALLY RETURN TO NORMAL LATER THIS 
AFTERNOON.

  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	Lasted
Apr 17, 9:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	21 hr
Apr 18, 10:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Apr 18, 11:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Apr 18, 12:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Apr 18, 2:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Apr 18, 3:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Apr 18, 5:28 PM CDT	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.