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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS JSJ

April 23, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 23, 2003, 5:06 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 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 23, 2003, 5:06 PM CDT (22:06 UTC)
Expired: Apr 24, 2003, 11:00 AM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 232209
FFWSJU
PRC007-021-025-031-033-039-045-047-051-061-063-087-101-105-127-135-
137-139-240000-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
606 PM AST WED APR 23 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     DORADO
     CAROLINA
     CAGUAS
     COROZAL
     COMERIO
     AGUAS BUENAS
     GURABO
     NARANJITO
     SAN JUAN
     TOA ALTA
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     BAYAMON
     GUAYNABO
     CATANO
     LOIZA
     TOA BAJA
     CIALES
     MOROVIS

* UNTIL 800 PM AST

* AT 559 PM AST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE 
OCCURRING ALL ACROSS THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA AND ADJACENT 
MUNICIPALITIES. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED...WITH 2 INCHES 
OF RAIN IN ONLY 25 MINUTES REPORTED IN RIO PIEDRAS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY 
RAINFALL OF TWO TO FIVE INCHES IS EXPECTED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS 
FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. WATERSPOUTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS WELL. 
LANDSLIDES ARE LIKELY OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

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.

$$

DG

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 240015 CCA
FFSSJU
PRC031-039-051-063-087-101-139-240115-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
814 PM AST WED APR 23 2003

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE FOLLOWING 
MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO...

     DORADO
     CAROLINA
     GURABO
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     LOIZA
     CIALES
     MOROVIS

AT 812 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT MUCH OF THE RAINFALL HAS 
ENDED OVER THESE AREAS. USGS RIVER LEVEL SENSORS INDICATE THAT 
STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE BELOW FLOOD LEVELS AND CONTINUE TO DECLINE. 
MOTORISTS HOWEVER SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY REMAINING STANDING 
WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING.

$$

DG/BS

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 23, 4:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		18 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.