Flash Flood Warning 67, NWS JSJ

Issued

Oct 13, 2004, 11:55 AM CDT (16:55 UTC)

Expired

Oct 14, 2004, 6:00 AM CDT

In force

18 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Whole counties

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 131657
FFWSJU
PRC151-131900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1255 PM AST WED OCT 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF 

     YABUCOA

* UNTIL 300 PM AST

* AT 1250 PM AST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING OVER THIS 
MUNICIPALITY. 

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

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS
AND LAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. THE HEAVY RAIN COULD 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.

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 131905
FFSSJU
PRC151-132000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
300 PM AST WED OCT 13 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR YABUCOA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

AT 255 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORM THAT HAD BEEN AFFECTING YABUCOA HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED 
AWAY. RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO 
RECEDED GRADUALLY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS SO YOU SHOULD 
CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SHOWERS OR A 
THUNDERSTORM ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS YABUCOA THROUGH 600 PM...NO 
ADDITIONAL PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL OR FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS 
TIME. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

HOWEVER...YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR AND STAY AWAY FROM...ANY 
LEFTOVER FLOODED AREAS OR PONDED WATER ON ROADWAYS.

$$

TIRADO

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

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