Flash Flood Warning 66, NWS JSJ

Issued

Oct 12, 2004, 2:45 PM CDT (19:45 UTC)

Expired

Oct 13, 2004, 8:30 AM CDT

In force

18 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Whole counties

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 121948
FFWSJU
PRC047-081-101-141-122130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
345 PM AST TUE OCT 12 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     COROZAL
     MOROVIS
     UTUADO
     LARES

* UNTIL 530 PM AST

* AT 337 PM AST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER THESE MUNICIPALITIES AND EXPECTED 
TO CONTINUE AT LEAST DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

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

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. 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.

$$

RIVERA

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 122152
FFSSJU
PRC047-081-101-141-122250-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
552 PM AST TUE OCT 12 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM FOR THE   
   MUNICIPALITIES OF COROZAL...MOROVIS...UTUADO AND LARES HAS        
   EXPIRED...

AT 546 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING THE FORMER WARNING AREA EARLIER 
THIS AFTERNOON HAD DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY OR MOVED AWAY FROM THE 
AREA. U.S.G.S. GAUGES INDICATED THAT RIVER LEVELS REMAINED HIGH BUT 
BELOW FLOOD STAGE...AND WERE GRADUALLY FALLING. THIS TREND IS 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. ALTHOUGH 
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE 
MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH 650 PM...NO ADDITIONAL PERSISTENT HEAVY 
RAINFALL OR 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.

$$

SEELEY

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

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