Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003

Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS JSJ

April 11, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 11, 2003, 12:26 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 11, 2003, 12:26 PM CDT (17:26 UTC)
Expired: Apr 12, 2003, 6:30 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 111731
FFWSJU
PRC069-063- 077-085-111930-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
126 PM AST FRI APR 11 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXPANDED AND EXTENDED 

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE               
  FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO 

     JUNCOS
     LAS PIEDRAS
     HUMACAO
     GURABO

* UNTIL 330 PM AST

* AT 125 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 
  RAIN OVER LINGERING OVER THESE MUNICIPALITIES MOVING TOWARD THE    
  NORTHWEST.

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 11, 11:12 AM 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.