Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004

Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS JSJ

May 12, 2004

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 12, 2004, 12:49 PM CDT. 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 12, 2004, 12:49 PM CDT (17:49 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2004, 7:45 AM CDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 121752
FFWSJU
PRC119-122045-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
149 PM AST WED MAY 12 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

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

* UNTIL 445 PM AST

* AT 141 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A   
THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS RIO GRANDE. 
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS CONTINUED TO RE-DEVELOP OVER RIO GRANDE 
AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DO SO DURING THE NEXT HOUR.   

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 1836 6578 1830 6577 1832 6584 1836 6584

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 12, 1:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
May 12, 1:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
May 12, 2:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
May 12, 2:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
May 12, 4:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr

Nearby

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

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.