Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS JSJ

Issued

Jun 10, 2004, 1:29 AM CDT (06:29 UTC)

Expired

Jun 10, 2004, 8:30 PM CDT

In force

19 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 100632
FFWSJU
PRC119-100930-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY
  IN PUERTO RICO

     RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 530 AM AST

* AT 225 AM..DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING RIO 
GRANDE...WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS POISED TO MOVE ACROSS 
THE AREA THROUGH 530 AM. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT 2 TO 3 
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE WARNING AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO 
RAIN. U.S.G.S RIVER GAUGES CONTINUED TO INDICATE THAT RIVERS AND 
STREAMS IN THE WARNING AREA WERE AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS OR NEAR 
FLOOD STAGE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING OR 
RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING. 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. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM 
LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.

LAT...LON 1837 6578 1831 6581 1834 6585 1840 6583

$$

BCS/SS

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 100940
FFSSJU
PRC119-101015-

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

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM THIS 
MORNING FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF RIO GRANDE HAS EXPIRED...

AT 532 AM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT MOST OF THE SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING THIS MUNICIPALITY 
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. ALTHOUGH A SCATTERED 
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS STILL POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA FOR THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF HOURS...NO PERSISTENT 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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