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Flash Flood Warning 77, NWS JSJ

November 13, 2004

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Nov 13, 2004, 5:40 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, 5:40 PM CST (23:40 UTC)
Expired: Nov 14, 2004, 1:00 PM 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 132339
FFWSJU
PRC007-009-019-035-041-045-105-140300-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CIDRA
     CAYEY
     COMERIO
     AIBONITO
     AGUAS BUENAS
     BARRANQUITAS
     NARANJITO

* UNTIL 1100 PM AST

* AT 735 PM AST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS HAVE CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE 
CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO 
INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.

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.

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 1822 6612 1817 6614 1809 6616 1815 6635
      1830 6624 1824 6620

$$

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, 4:00 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.