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Flash Flood Warning 81, NWS JSJ

October 31, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Oct 31, 2003, 11:30 AM 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 31, 2003, 11:30 AM CST (17:30 UTC)
Expired: Nov 1, 2003, 5:30 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 311731
FFWSJU
PRC021-031-033-051-061-087-127-135-137-139-311930-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
130 PM AST FRI OCT 31 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     DORADO
     CAROLINA
     SAN JUAN
     TOA ALTA
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     BAYAMON
     GUAYNABO
     CATANO
     LOIZA
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 330 PM AST

* AT 129 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS THE SAN JUAN 
METRO AREA. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS ALREADY 
OCCURRED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE 
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.

$$

DG

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 311950 CCA
FFSSJU
PRC021-031-033-051-061-087-127-135-137-139-312130-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
335 PM AST FRI OCT 31 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES   
IN PUERTO RICO
     DORADO
     CAROLINA
     SAN JUAN
     TOA ALTA
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     BAYAMON
     GUAYNABO
     CATANO
     LOIZA
     TOA BAJA


AT 335 PM...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE AFTERNOON 
THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED NORTHWARD AND OVER WATER DURING THE PAST 
HOUR...LEAVING AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ACROSS THE FORMER 
WARNING AREA. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN 
DISCONTINUED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 31, 11:35 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		18 hr
Oct 31, 11:50 AM CST	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.