Flash Flood Warning 43, NWS JSJ

Issued

Jun 9, 2004, 11:43 PM CDT (04:43 UTC)

Expired

Jun 10, 2004, 6:30 PM CDT

In force

19 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 100444
FFWSJU
PRC103-100730-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1243 AM AST THU JUN 10 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

     NAGUABO

* UNTIL 330 AM AST

* AT 1240 AM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER NAGUABO...WITH 
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS POISED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 
330 AM. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 
ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNING AREA SINCE 1100 PM AND IT CONTINUED 
TO RAIN. AT 1230 AM...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND U.S.G.S 
RIVER GAUGES INDICATED THAT THE LEVELS OF RIO BLANCO WERE RISING 
RAPIDLY AND IT WILL LIKELY GO OVER ITS BANKS BEFORE 115 AM. 
MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS AND 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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT 
NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. FOLLOW 
INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.

LAT...LON 1824 6570 1819 6570 1821 6577 1825 6576

$$

SEELEY/STRIPLING

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 100741
FFSSJU
PRC029-031-089-103-100815-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
341 AM AST THU JUN 10 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM THIS 
MORNING FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES OF NAGUABO...CANOVANAS...CAROLINA AND 
LUQUILLO HAS EXPIRED...

AT 330 AM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT MOST OF THE SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING THESE MUNICIPALITIES 
EARLIER THIS MORNING...HAVE WEAKENED OR MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA. IN 
ADDITION...U.S.G.S. GAUGES INDICATED THAT RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS 
ACROSS THE FORMER WARNING AREA WERE FALLING STEADILY. ALTHOUGH A 
BRIEF SHOWER IS STILL POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF 
HOURS...NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OR NEW FLASH FLOODING IS 
EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

HOWEVER...RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR...AND STAY 
AWAY FROM ANY LEFTOVER FLOODED AREAS OR PONDED WATER ON ROADWAYS... 
UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.

$$

SEELEY

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004

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