Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004

Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS JSJ

May 12, 2004

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 12, 2004, 1:50 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 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, 1:50 PM CDT (18:50 UTC)
Expired
May 13, 2004, 7:45 AM CDT
In force
18 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 121854
FFWSJU
PRC021-033-051-137-122045-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     DORADO
     BAYAMON
     CATANO
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 445 PM AST

* AT 231 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM RIO GRANDE WEST   
  NORTHWEST TO DORADO. 

  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 1848 6632 1839 6615 1845 6613 1850 6622

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 12, 12:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
May 12, 1:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ18 hr
May 12, 2:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ18 hr
May 12, 2:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ18 hr
May 12, 4:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2004Every 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.