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Flash Flood Warning 161, NWS JSJ

October 9, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Oct 9, 2005, 4:15 AM 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: Oct 9, 2005, 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC)
Expired: Oct 9, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 090918
FFWSJU
PRC001-039-043-055-057-059-073-075-079-093-107-111-113-121-123-133-
141-149-153-091200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
515 AM AST SUN OCT 9 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     GUANICA
     CIALES
     COAMO
     GUAYANILLA
     JAYUYA
     ADJUNTAS
     MARICAO
     OROCOVIS
     SABANA GRANDE
     UTUADO
     YAUCO
     VILLALBA
     PENUELAS
     GUAYAMA
     JUANA DIAZ
     PONCE
     SALINAS
     SANTA ISABEL
     LAJAS

* UNTIL 8:00 AM AST

* AT 5 AM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE   
  RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE SOUTH AND     
  CENTRAL INTERIOR OF THE ISLAND...WHERE VERY HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH  
  FLOODING HAVE OCCURRED OVERNIGHT. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 
  FALLEN ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THIS NEW WARNING AREA SINCE 2        
  AM...AND ADDITIONAL MODERATE RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 
  FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WHICH WILL MAINTAIN CREEK AND STREAM  
  LEVELS AT OR ABOVE FLOOD LEVELS. IN ADDITION...A LARGE AREA OF     
  HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS WILL MOVE      
  NORTHEAST AND ACROSS PUERTO RICO THIS MORNING...AND CAUSE FURTHER  
  HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING. THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXTENDS IN TIME 
  AND AREA ALL PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED SINCE MIDNIGHT.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED 
THROUGH 6 AM...WITH MUCH HIGHER AMOUNTS THEN EXPECTED DURING THE 
MORNING HOURS. 

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.

LAT...LON 1833 6654 1791 6615 1795 6704 1812 6695
      1820 6679 1829 6672

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 9, 1:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Oct 9, 2:49 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Oct 9, 2:54 AM CDT	Marine Weather Statement	JSJ	6 hr
Oct 9, 8:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 hr
Oct 9, 1:26 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	JSJ	6 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.