Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS JSJ

Issued

Apr 29, 2004, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)

Expired

Apr 30, 2004, 12:30 PM CDT

In force

18 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Whole counties

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 300001
FFWSJU
PRC067-121-125-300130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
759 PM AST THU APR 29 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES OF PUERTO RICO

     HORMIGUEROS AND SAN GERMAN

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

* UNTIL 930 PM AST

* AT 755 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED THAT MOST OF THE 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING THE WARNING 
AREA EARLIER...HAVE DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY OR ENDED. HOWEVER... 
RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED EARLIER WAS CAUSING THE 
LEVEL OF RIO GUANAJIBO TO RISE QUICKLY AND IT COULD REACH THE FLOOD 
STAGE OF 20 FEET AT HORMIGUEROS BY 845 PM. IN ADDITION...OTHER 
SHOWERS WILL LIKELY AFFECT THESE MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH 930 PM AND 
COULD AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING AND RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING. 
MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE 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.

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SABANA GRANDE HAS EXPIRED.

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Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004

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