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Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS JSJ

April 18, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 18, 2003, 2:35 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, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)
Expired
Apr 19, 2003, 9:30 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 182026 CCA
FFWSJU
PRC001-007-009-015-019-021-025-035-039-041-043-045-047-055-057-059-
061-063-073-075-095-101-105-107-109-111-113-123-129-133-141-149-151-
153-182230-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED IN SPACE AND 
TIME 

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     GUANICA
     CIALES
     CAGUAS
     CIDRA
     COAMO
     CAYEY
     COROZAL
     COMERIO
     GUAYANILLA
     AIBONITO
     AGUAS BUENAS
     ARROYO
     BARRANQUITAS
     JAYUYA
     GURABO
     ADJUNTAS
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     OROCOVIS
     NARANJITO
     MOROVIS
     SAN LORENZO
     YABUCOA
     UTUADO
     YAUCO
     VILLALBA
     BAYAMON
     PENUELAS
     GUAYAMA
     JUANA DIAZ
     GUAYNABO
     PONCE
     SALINAS
     SANTA ISABEL

* UNTIL 630 PM AST

* AT 329 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT MODERATE 
RAIN AND INTERMITTENT THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING 
TO SPREAD FROM THE CARIBBEAN WATERS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE ENTIRE 
SOUTH COAST AND OVER MOST OF THE ISLAND. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS 
SPREAD EASTWARD INTO PATILLAS...MAUNABO...AND SAN LORENZO...AND THE 
ORIGINAL WARNING AREA CONTINUES TO BE EXPANDED EASTWARD.
 
  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 17, 9:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ21 hr
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, 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.