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Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS JSJ

May 21, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 21, 2003, 4:55 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, 4:55 PM CDT (21:55 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2003, 12:00 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 212159
FFWSJU
PRC051-135-137-220100-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
555 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
     DORADO
     TOA ALTA
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 900 PM AST

* AT 555 PM AST...THE U.S.G.S. RIVER GAUGE INDICATED THAT WATER 
LEVELS OF RIO LA PLATA IN TOA ALTA IS OVER FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUE 
RISING. AT 550 PM AST...CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED THAT RIO LA PLATA DAM 
WILL OPEN A THIRD GATE AROUND 615 PM. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE 
RIO LA PLATA TO GO OUT OF ITS BANKS ACROSS TOA ALTA...DORADO AND TOA 
BAJA. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE RIO LA PLATA 
BASIN THROUGH AT LEAST 700 PM. 

  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.

$$

ROCHE

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 21, 2:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
May 21, 4:24 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.