Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003

Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS JSJ

April 18, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 18, 2003, 5:28 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, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2003, 12:30 PM 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 182230
FFWSJU
PRC007-015-025-029-031-035-037-041-049-053-057-061-063-069-077-085-
087-089-095-103-109-119-127-129-139-147-151-190130-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
628 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
     CANOVANAS
     CULEBRA
     CAROLINA
     CAGUAS
     CIDRA
     CAYEY
     AGUAS BUENAS
     ARROYO
     JUNCOS
     GURABO
     LUQUILLO
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     NAGUABO
     SAN JUAN
     SAN LORENZO
     YABUCOA
     VIEQUES
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     CEIBA
     GUAYAMA
     FAJARDO
     HUMACAO
     GUAYNABO
     LOIZA
     RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 930 PM AST

* AT 628 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 
  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM CONTINUED TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY
  RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 
  SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND 
  WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.

  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, 1:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 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

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.