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Flash Flood Warning 99, NWS JSJ

November 12, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Nov 12, 2003, 10:55 AM CST. It was in force for 22 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, 10:55 AM CST (16:55 UTC)
Expired
Nov 13, 2003, 8:30 AM CST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 121655
FFWSJU
PRC001-007-009-015-019-021-023-025-029-031-033-035-037-041-043-045-
053-055-057-059-061-063-069-075-077-079-085-087-089-095-103-105-109-
111-113-119-121-123-125-127-129-133-135-139-149-151-153-122230-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1255 PM 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
     CANOVANAS
     CAROLINA
     CAGUAS
     CIDRA
     COAMO
     CAYEY
     COMERIO
     AIBONITO
     AGUAS BUENAS
     ARROYO
     BARRANQUITAS
     JUNCOS
     GURABO
     LUQUILLO
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     NAGUABO
     NARANJITO
     SAN JUAN
     TOA ALTA
     SAN LORENZO
     YABUCOA
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     BAYAMON
     CEIBA
     GUAYAMA
     FAJARDO
     HUMACAO
     JUANA DIAZ
     GUAYNABO
     CATANO
     SALINAS
     SANTA ISABEL
     LOIZA
     RIO GRANDE
     PONCE
     PENUELAS     
     GUAYANILLA
     YAUCO
     GUANICA
     SABANA GRANDE
     ADJUNTAS
     VILLALBA
     SAN GERMAN
     LAJAS
     CABO ROJO
 
* UNTIL 630 PM AST

* AT 1250 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MOVING 
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 
INCHES WILL OCCUR THROUGH 630 PM. THIS ADDED RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE 
ONGOING FLOODING AND INITIATE NEW FLASH FLOODING OF RIVERS... 
STREAMS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES...AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. IN 
ADDITION...MUDSLIDES WILL CONTINUE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

THIS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION STAY 
AWAY FROM RIVERS...STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING 
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. DO NOT RISK THE LIVES OF YOU OR YOUR LOVED 
ONES. DONT DROWN...TURN AROUND

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.

$$

BCS/ET/EM/RM

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, 6:57 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, 1:30 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Nov 12, 4:03 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ22 hr

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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.