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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS JSJ

April 11, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 11, 2005, 3:13 PM CDT. 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: Apr 11, 2005, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)
Expired: Apr 12, 2005, 10:00 AM CDT
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 112012
FFWSJU
PRC021-045-047-051-101-105-135-143-145-112300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
413 PM AST MON APR 11 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     DORADO
     COROZAL
     COMERIO
     NARANJITO
     MOROVIS
     TOA ALTA
     VEGA ALTA
     BAYAMON
     VEGA BAJA

* UNTIL 700 PM AST

* AT 410 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
TWO INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA AND 
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING OVER THE AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VEGA
  ALTA...SAN ANTONIO...RIO LAJAS...SAN JOSE...TOA ALTA...NARANJITO...
  MONSERRATE...MIRANDA...H RIVERA                                    
  COLON...GALATEO...DORADO...COROZAL AND BRENAS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

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

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 1827 6620 1822 6624 1835 6643 1857 6634

$$

BD

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 112227
FFSSJU
PRC081-099-131-021-045-047-051-101-105-135-143-145-112245-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
626 PM AST MON APR 11 2005

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED EARLIER BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXPIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING 
MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO...

     DORADO
     COROZAL
     COMERIO
     NARANJITO
     MOROVIS
     TOA ALTA
     VEGA ALTA
     BAYAMON
     VEGA BAJA
     MOCA
     SAN SEBASTIAN
     LARES.

AT 6:10 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THE SHOWERS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTING THE ABOVE MUNICIPALITIES 
HAVE DIMINISHED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. THEREFORE...THE FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THERE 
ARE...HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL LINGERING SHOWERS. IN ADDITION...THE RIO 
CULEBRINAS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE EVENING. SO RESIDENTS 
SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION IN MOCA AND AGUADA.

$$

BCD

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 11, 2:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		18 hr
Apr 11, 5:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		19 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2005 Every flash flood warning in 2005

Sources

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