Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS JSJ

Issued

May 8, 2004, 8:54 PM CDT (01:54 UTC)

Expired

May 9, 2004, 5:00 PM CDT

In force

20 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 090154
FFWSJU
PRC091-090600-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
954 PM AST SAT MAY 8 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY
  IN PUERTO RICO
     MANATI

* UNTIL 200 AM AST SUNDAY MORNING

* AT 950 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE IN MANATI INDICATED THAT 
THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND STILL RISING. 
EMERGENCY MANAGERS HAVE REPORTED THAT WATER IS OVER SOME OF THE 
LOWER BRIDGES IN SECTOR EL CACHETE.

  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. 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.

LAT...LON 1845 6648 1840 6649 1841 6655 1845 6655

$$

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 090626
FFSSJU
PRC091-090700-

BULLETIN - 
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
215 AM AST SUN MAY 9 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ALLOWED THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MANATI AND ARECIBO TO EXPIRE. 


THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING FOR 
ARECIBO AND MANATI EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY. 

AT 2 AM AST...U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGES IN MANATI AND ARECIBO INDICATED 
THAT THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI AND RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO WERE  STILL 
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

RIVER RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO WAS REPORTED BY THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
AGENCY TO BE AFFECTING SOME LOCAL ROADS IN LA PUNTILLA SECTOR OF 
ARECIBO. RIVER RIO GRANDE DE MANATI WAS REPORTED AFFECTING A STATE 
ROAD IN MANATI. 


A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
RIVER RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING OR VERY RAPIDLY RISING
WATER IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT THE WATER WILL FLOW OUT OF THE RIVER
BANKS.
  
$$

RM

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

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