Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003

Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS JSJ

April 17, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 17, 2003, 9:31 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, 9:31 AM CDT (14:31 UTC)
Expired: Apr 18, 2003, 4:30 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 171432
FFWSJU
PRC075-111-113-149-171730-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1031 AM AST THU APR 17 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     VILLALBA
     PENUELAS
     JUANA DIAZ
     PONCE

* UNTIL 130 PM AST

* AT 1020 AM AST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN AT PONCE. 
DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PONCE AND 
PENUELAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST NORTHEAST. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS 
PRODUCING RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR 4 INCHES IN THE PER HOUR 
AND LIKELY WILL AFFECT THE MUNICIPALITIES OF JUANA DIAZ...VILLALBA 
THROUGH 130 PM. MUDSLIDES WILL OCCUR OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS 
BEEN REPORTED. MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 
FLOODED ROADS AND AREAS...AS YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE MIGHT BE SWEPT 
AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND AND TAKE THE 
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD FLOOD WATERS AFFECT YOUR AREA.  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
Apr 17, 8:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Apr 17, 11:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 hr
Apr 17, 11:52 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Apr 17, 12:28 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Apr 17, 1:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Apr 17, 2:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	22 hr
Apr 17, 3:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	22 hr
Apr 17, 3:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	22 hr
Apr 17, 4:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 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.