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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS JSJ

May 13, 2004

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 13, 2004, 6:48 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 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: May 13, 2004, 6:48 AM CDT (11:48 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2004, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 131146
FFWSJU
PRC025-037-063-069-077-085-095-103-109-129-151-131445-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
748 AM AST THU MAY 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CAGUAS
     JUNCOS
     GURABO
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     NAGUABO
     SAN LORENZO
     YABUCOA
     LAS PIEDRAS
     CEIBA
     HUMACAO

* UNTIL 10:45 AM 

* AT 7:35 AM...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE EAST AND 
SOUTHEAST COAST OF PUERTO RICO...SPREADING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM 
THE COAST TO EAST AND SOUTHEAST INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND. 
ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL ALSO FALL IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

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. LANDSLIDES 
ARE ALSO LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THIS AREA. PERSONS IN LOW LYING 
AREAS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL 
CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 13, 6:26 AM 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.