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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS JSJ

April 18, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 18, 2003, 8:37 PM CDT. It was in force for 20 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, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2003, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 190146
FFWSJU
PRC049-147-VIC010-020-030-190530-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES AND ISLANDS
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CULEBRA
     VIEQUES

  IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
     SAINT JOHN
     SAINT THOMAS
     SAINT CROIX

* UNTIL 130 AM AST

* AT 929 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT MODERATE 
RAIN AND INTERMITTENT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO 
SPREAD FROM THE CARIBBEAN WATERS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CULEBRA... 
VIEQUES AND ALL U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

     THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...GUTS AND STREAMS 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	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 12:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		18 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2003 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.