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Flash Flood Warning 101, NWS JSJ

August 18, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 18, 2005, 11:49 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 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: Aug 18, 2005, 11:49 AM CDT (16:49 UTC)
Expired: Aug 19, 2005, 5:45 AM CDT
In force: 18 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 181652
FFWSJU
PRC021-033-061-181845-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1249 PM AST THU AUG 18 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     BAYAMON
     GUAYNABO
     CATANO

* UNTIL 245 PM AST

* AT 1241 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. PUERTO 
RICO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED STREET FLOODING IN THE AREA OF 
GUAYNABO...AND HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE CATANO AND BAYAMON 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 FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RAPID RISES IN
RIVER LEVELS ARE LIKELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING
WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 1841 6612 1832 6611 1831 6619 1845 6614

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 181842
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
242 PM AST THU AUG 18 2005

PRC021-033-061-181850-
BAYAMON-GUAYNABO-CATANO-
242 PM AST THU AUG 18 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
     BAYAMON...GUAYNABO AND CATANO

AT 238 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED ONLY A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS 
OVER OR NEARBY THE WARNED MUNICIPALITIES MENTIONED ABOVE. RIVERS 
ACROSS THESE AREAS HAVE CRESTED AND IS NOW FALLING RAPIDLY TO NEAR 
NORMAL LEVELS. THEREFORE THERE IS NO LONGER A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING 
IN THE AREA AS NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  HOWEVER... 
IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE PASSING THROUGH THE EARLIER WARNED AREA...YOU 
SHOULD AVOID CROSSING FLOODED ROADS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH 
YOUR DESTINATION. YOU SHOULD ALSO STAY AWAY FROM RIVER

LAT...LON 1836 6613 1838 6613 1841 6610 1844 6613
      1844 6610 1833 6610 1833 6616

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 18, 1:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		18 hr
Aug 18, 2:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		18 hr

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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.