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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS JSJ

May 23, 2004

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 23, 2004, 8:58 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2004, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2004, 4:00 PM 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 240159
FFWSJU
PRC037-053-089-240500-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED AND EXPANDED 
 

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH NOW INCLUDES THE MUNICIPALITIES OF

     LUQUILLO
     CEIBA
     FAJARDO

* UNTIL 100 AM AST MONDAY MORNING.

* AT 947 PM AST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED     
  HEAVY SHOWERS AFFECTING THESE MUNICIPALITIES. ALTHOUGH NO FLOODING 
  WERE REPORTED OVER THESE MUNICIPALITIES AT THIS TIME THE           
  ADDITIONAL SHOWERS DEVELOPING THERE WILL RESULT IN FLASH           
  FLOODING.  

THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES IN 
THE WARNED 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.

$$

RIVERA

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Sources

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