Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004

Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS JSJ

April 26, 2004

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 26, 2004, 11:55 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 26, 2004, 11:55 AM CDT (16:55 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2004, 6:45 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 261653
FFWSJU
PRC021-033-137-261945-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1255 PM AST MON APR 26 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

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

* UNTIL 345 PM AST

* AT 12:37 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT THE LINE OF 
HEAVY SHOWERS AND BRIEF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS BAYAMON...CATANO...AND 
TOA BAJA HAD LEFT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST HOUR. THIS 
LINE OF SHOWERS REMAINS GENERALLY STATIONARY AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO 
MOVE MUCH DURING THE NEXT 30 TO 60 MINUTES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL 
LIKELY INDUCE LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.

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 1846 6624 1838 6616 1842 6612 1847 6621

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 2:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		17 hr
Apr 26, 3:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		20 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.