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Flash Flood Warning 94, NWS JSJ

November 12, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Nov 12, 2003, 6:57 AM CST. 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
Nov 12, 2003, 6:57 AM CST (12:57 UTC)
Expired
Nov 13, 2003, 1:30 AM CST
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 121257
FFWSJU
PRC025-035-041-063-077-121530-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
857 AM AST WED NOV 12 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CAYEY
     CIDRA
     CAGUAS
     JUNCOS
     GURABO

* THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES WITHIN 
THE WARNING AREA. 

* UNTIL 1130 AM AST

* AT 850 AM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING SLOWLY NORTH 
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS 
LIKELY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH 1130 AM AND THIS WILL RESULT 
IN FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE LIKELY OVER 
AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

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.

$$

SEELEY

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 11, 6:10 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ21 hr
Nov 12, 5:16 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Nov 12, 5:43 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Nov 12, 5:53 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Nov 12, 6:13 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Nov 12, 7:54 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Nov 12, 9:16 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ18 hr
Nov 12, 10:55 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ22 hr
Nov 12, 1:30 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Nov 12, 4:03 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ22 hr

Nearby

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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.