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Flash Flood Warning 62, NWS JSJ

September 22, 2004

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Sep 22, 2004, 2:25 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 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: Sep 22, 2004, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired: Sep 23, 2004, 8:30 AM CDT
In force: 18 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 221927 CCA
FFWSJU
PRC031-127-222130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
325 PM AST WED SEP 22 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CAROLINA
     SAN JUAN

* UNTIL 530 PM AST

* AT 316 PM AST AN OFF DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE 
REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OVER EXTREME EASTERN SAN JUAN AND WESTERN 
CAROLINA MUNCIPALITIES.  IN FACT...STANDING WATER WAS UP TO SOME CAR 
DOORS NEAR PARQUE ESCORIAL.  DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE 
HEAVY RAIN OVER THIS AREA...AND THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WILL 
REMAIN HIGH UNTIL THE RAIN SUBSIDES.

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

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 
URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS 
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

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 1843 6601 1841 6595 1836 6598 1838 6605

$$

KIMBERLAIN

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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.