Flash Flood Warning 60, NWS JSJ

Issued

Sep 17, 2004, 4:25 PM CDT (21:25 UTC)

Expired

Sep 18, 2004, 11:30 AM CDT

In force

19 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 172141
FFWSJU
PRC069-085-095-151-180030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
525 PM AST FRI SEP 17 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     MAUNABO
     YABUCOA
     LAS PIEDRAS
     HUMACAO

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

* UNTIL 830 PM AST

* AT 525 PM AST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
INDICATED  A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING 
NORTHWEST ACROSS THESE AREAS. THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR HAS SO FAR 
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS SOME AREAS. 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST 
RAINFALL SO FAR IS ACROSS YABUCOA AND HUMACAO BUT CONTINUE TO MOVE 
FURTHER INLAND ACROSS THE NEARBY MUNICIPALITIES.  

THE HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING AND ALSO CAUSE 
MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS...TURN AROUND DONT 
DROWN...ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY 
CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

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 1813 6583 1798 6585 1798 6593 1818 6588

$$

RAM/BCS

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 180041
FFSSJU
PRC069-085-095-151-180130-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
828 PM AST FRI SEP 17 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM FOR THE 
FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO
     MAUNABO
     YABUCOA
     LAS PIEDRAS
     HUMACAO

.HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... 

AT 0825 PM...THE WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY THAT WERE AFFECTING THE FORMER 
WARNING AREA EARLIER THIS EVENING HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY FROM 
THE AREA. ALTHOUGH A PASSING SHOWER OR SOME LIGHT RAIN IS STILL 
POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE AREAS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS....NO ADDITIONAL 
HEAVY RAINFALL OR FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

HOWEVER...RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR... 
ANY LEFTOVER FLOODED ROADS OR OTHER LOW LYING AREAS UNTIL THE WATER 
RECEDES. IN ADDITION...ALTHOUGH THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS BEEN 
REMOVED...SEVERAL RIVERS...AND STREAMS ACROSS THE AREA REMAIN AT 
HIGH LEVELS OR NEAR BANKFULL. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO STAY AWAY FROM
FROM THESE AREAS UNTIL THE WATER LEVELS RETURN TO NORMAL. DUE TO 
UNSTABLE SOIL CONDITIONS...LANDSLIDES STILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS 
THESE AREAS.   I

$$

MITCHELL

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

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