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Flash Flood Warning 79, NWS JSJ

October 29, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Oct 29, 2003, 1:32 PM CST. 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: Oct 29, 2003, 1:32 PM CST (19:32 UTC)
Expired: Oct 30, 2003, 8:00 AM CST
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 291932
FFWSJU
PRC061-127-292200-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
332 PM AST WED OCT 29 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY
  IN PUERTO RICO
     SAN JUAN
     GUAYNABO

* UNTIL 600 PM AST

* AT 319 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A   
THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER CENTRAL SAN JUAN AND GUAYNABO 
MUNICIPALITIES...STATIONARY. 

  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. 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.

$$

ROCHE

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 292217 CCA
FFSSJU
PRC061-127-292300-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
600 PM AST WED OCT 29 2003

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR THE FOLLOWING 
MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO UNTIL 600 PM
     SAN JUAN
     GUAYNABO

HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE 

AT 555 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT EARLIER AFFECTED THESE MUNICIPALITIES 
HAVE MOVED NORTH AND DISSIPATED. ONLY ISOLATED LIGHT LINGERING 
SHOWERS REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA AT THIS TIME. NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY 
RAINFALL WILL OCCUR AND THEREFORE FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER 
EXPECTED. AS A RESULT THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE AT 600 PM.

RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD HOWEVER CONTINUE TO REMAIN ALERT FOR 
ANY LINGERING WATER ON THE ROADWAYS AND HIGH STREAM OR RIVER LEVELS 
DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.