Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004

Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS JSJ

May 23, 2004

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 23, 2004, 11:21 AM 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2004, 11:21 AM CDT (16:21 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2004, 6:00 AM CDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 231632 CCA
FFWSJU
PRC127-231900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1221 PM AST SUN MAY 23 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 300 PM AST

* AT 1210 PM AST...TWO U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE INDICATED WATER LEVELS OF 
RIO PIEDRAS RIVER ARE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT EL SENORIAL AND HATO REY 
SECTORS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED RIO PIEDRAS ABOUT OVERFLOW AT 
BRIDGE IN ROOSEVELT AVENUE. 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO FLOODED ROADS AND AREAS...AS YOU AND 
YOUR VEHICLE MIGHT BE SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN 
RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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. PERSONS IN LOW 
LYING AREAS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM 
LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.


$$

ROCHE

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 23, 1:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 hr
May 23, 3:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 hr
May 23, 5:57 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.