Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003

Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS JSJ

April 17, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 17, 2003, 8:36 AM 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
Apr 17, 2003, 8:36 AM CDT (13:36 UTC)
Expired
Apr 18, 2003, 3:30 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 171337
FFWSJU
PRC029-053-077-085-089-103-119-171630-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
936 AM AST THU APR 17 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES NORTHEAST 
OF PUERTO RICO
     CANOVANAS
     JUNCOS
     LUQUILLO
     NAGUABO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     FAJARDO
     RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 1230 PM AST

* AT 928 AM AST...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE DETECTED BY 
DOPPLER RADAR PRODUCING AROUND FOUR INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE 
WARNING AREA. THE RIVERS OF RIO MAMEYES IN LUQUILLO...RIO ICACOS IN 
NAGUABO...RIO GURABO IN JUNCOS...RIO VALENCIANO IN JUNCOS...AND RIO 
BLANCO IN NAGUABO WERE RISING RAPIDLY AND WILL GO OUT OF THEIR BANKS 
THROUGH 1230 PM. MUDSLIDES WILL ALSO OCCUR IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

  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.  LOCAL 
RESIDENTS SHOULD STAY OUT OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS 
FROM LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.

$$

ROCHE

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 9:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 17, 11:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ20 hr
Apr 17, 11:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 17, 12:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 17, 1:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 17, 2:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ22 hr
Apr 17, 3:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ22 hr
Apr 17, 3:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ22 hr
Apr 17, 4:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ20 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2003Every 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.