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Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS JSJ

September 26, 2004

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Sep 26, 2004, 4:30 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 26, 2004, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)
Expired: Sep 27, 2004, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 262130
FFWSJU
PRC039-272300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
530 PM AST SUN SEP 26 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF CIALES IN PUERTO RICO

* UNTIL 700 PM AST

* AT 525 PM AST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER THE MUNICIPALITY OF CIALES. 
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THIS 
MUNICIPALITY AND RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR AROUND ONE MORE HOUR. 
THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING IN THIS MUNICIPALITY.

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.

$$

RIVERA

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 262246
FFSSJU
PRC039-272300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
645 PM AST SUN SEP 26 2004

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF

         CIALES 

...HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED....

AT 640 PM AST WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY 
SHOWERS OCCURRING EARLIER OVER THIS MUNICIPALITY HAVE ENDED. 
U.S.G.S. RIVER LEVELS SENSORS AROUND THE MUNICIPALITY OF CIALES 
INDICATED NORMAL LEVELS. 

BECAUSE OF THIS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF 
CIALES HAS BEEN CANCELED.

$$

RIVERA

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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.