Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004

Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS JSJ

November 13, 2004

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Nov 13, 2004, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 19 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: Nov 13, 2004, 4:00 PM CST (22:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 14, 2004, 11:00 AM CST
In force: 19 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 132211
FFWSJU
PRC051-137-140100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
600 PM AST SAT NOV 13 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     DORADO
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 900 PM AST

* AT 559 PM AST HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE UPPER PORTION OF THE RIO DE LA 
  PLATA BASIN HAS RESULTED IN A RUSH OF WATER MOVING DOWNSTREAM 
  ALONG THIS RIVER.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS AND STREAMS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES IN
THE WARNED AREA. IF YOU ARE NEAR ANY PORTION OF THE RIO DE LA PLATA 
BETWEEN TOA BAJA AND DORADO MOVE TO HIGHER TERRAIN NOW. FOLLOW THE 
INSTRUCTIONS OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...THEY ARE TRYING TO SAVE THE 
LIVE OF YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES. 

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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 1848 6623 1841 6622 1840 6628 1848 6627

$$

ET

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 13, 8:07 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 hr
Nov 13, 1:45 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 hr
Nov 13, 5:40 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr

Nearby

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

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.