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Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS JSJ

April 23, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 23, 2003, 7:00 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, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 24, 2003, 1:00 PM 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 240000
FFWSJU
PRC007-021-025-033-045-047-061-105-127-135-137-240200-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CAGUAS
     COROZAL
     COMERIO
     AGUAS BUENAS
     NARANJITO
     SAN JUAN
     TOA ALTA
     BAYAMON
     GUAYNABO
     CATANO
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 1000 PM AST

* AT 755 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED CONTINUED 
MODERATE RAINFALL FALLING OVER THESE AREAS. MANY STREAMS AND ROAD 
REMAIN FLOODED. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE 
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.

$$

DG

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 23, 9:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		18 hr
Apr 24, 1:30 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.