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Flash Flood Warning 80, NWS JSJ

December 15, 2004

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Dec 15, 2004, 1:40 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: Dec 15, 2004, 1:40 PM CST (19:40 UTC)
Expired: Dec 16, 2004, 8:45 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 151945
FFWSJU
PRC013-054-141-152245-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
340 PM AST WED DEC 15 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     FLORIDA
     UTUADO
     ARECIBO
    
     AND FOR RIO YUNES AND RIO LIMON

* UNTIL 645 PM AST

* AT 334 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN ACROSS 
THE CENTRAL MUNICIPALITIES HAS LEFT A VERY LARGE AREA OF TWO INCH 
RAIN ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE PAST 2 HOURS. THE USGS RIVER LEVEL 
SENSOR ALONG RIO YUNES AT HIGHWAY 140 NEAR FLORIDA INDICATES THAT 
THE RIVER HAS RISEN OUT OF ITS BANKS. FLOODING MAY ALSO BE SEEN 
DURING THE NEXT 90 MINUTES ALONG RIO LIMON. 

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1836 6654 1830 6659 1829 6665 1835 6665

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 152233
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
631 PM AST WED DEC 15 2004

PRC013-054-141-152300-
FLORIDA-UTUADO-ARECIBO-
632 PM AST WED DEC 15 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS EXPIRED...
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
     FLORIDA...UTUADO AND ARECIBO

AT 626 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER INDICATED THAT THE SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING THE FORMER WARNING AREA DURING THE 
LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS HAD ENDED. ALSO...THE 
U.S.G.S. RIVER GAUGES ALONG THE RIO YUNES AND RIO LIMON INDICATED 
THAT THE RIVERS HAD PEAKED AND WERE FALLING STEADILY. ALTHOUGH A 
BRIEF SHOWER COULD STILL OCCUR ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH 700 PM... 
NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OR FLOODING IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE... 
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.    

LAT...LON 1836 6654 1830 6659 1829 6665 1835 6665

$$

BCS

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 152250 CCA
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED ISSUANCE TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
632 PM AST WED DEC 15 2004

PRC013-054-141-152300-
FLORIDA-UTUADO-ARECIBO-
632 PM AST WED DEC 15 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS EXPIRED...
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
     FLORIDA...UTUADO AND ARECIBO

AT 626 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER INDICATED THAT THE SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING THE FORMER WARNING AREA DURING THE 
LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS HAD ENDED. ALSO...THE 
U.S.G.S. RIVER GAUGES ALONG THE RIO YUNES AND RIO LIMON INDICATED 
THAT THE RIVERS HAD PEAKED AND WERE FALLING STEADILY. ALTHOUGH A 
BRIEF SHOWER COULD STILL OCCUR ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH 700 PM... 
NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OR FLOODING IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE... 
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.    

LAT...LON 1836 6654 1830 6659 1829 6665 1835 6665

$$

BCS

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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.