Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003

Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS JSJ

May 21, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 21, 2003, 2:48 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: May 21, 2003, 2:48 PM CDT (19:48 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2003, 9:45 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 212001 CCA
FFWSJU
PRC077-129-212245-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTED RIVER NAME
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
348 PM AST WED MAY 21 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     JUNCOS
     SAN LORENZO

* UNTIL 645 PM AST

* AT 343 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF 
VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING OVER SAN LORENZO AND JUNCOS.

RIO VALENCIANO NEAR JUNCOS IS ALMOST TO FLOOD STAGE OF 12 FEET AND 
WILL LIKELY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE AROUND 4 PM AST AND CONTINUE RISING 
FOR ALMOST ANOTHER HOUR.

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.

$$

SNELL

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 21, 4:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
May 21, 4:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
May 21, 5:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
May 21, 6:05 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.