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Flash Flood Warning 162, NWS JSJ

October 9, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Oct 9, 2005, 8:36 AM CDT. It was in force for 20 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, 8:36 AM CDT (13:36 UTC)
Expired: Oct 10, 2005, 4:30 AM CDT
In force: 20 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 091344
FFWSJU
PRC001-009-015-025-035-043-055-057-059-069-073-075-079-085-095-103-
107-109-111-113-121-123-129-133-149-151-153-091730-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
936 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
     CAGUAS
     COAMO
     CAYEY
     GUAYANILLA
     AIBONITO
     ARROYO
     JAYUYA
     ADJUNTAS
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     OROCOVIS
     NAGUABO
     SABANA GRANDE
     SAN LORENZO
     YABUCOA
     YAUCO
     VILLALBA
     LAS PIEDRAS
     PENUELAS
     GUAYAMA
     HUMACAO
     JUANA DIAZ
     PONCE
     SALINAS
     SANTA ISABEL
     LAJAS

* UNTIL 130 PM AST

* AT 933 AM AST...THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AS WELL AS LOCAL 
EMERGENCY MANAGERS ALONG PARTS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO INDICATED 
AREAS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INLAND FROM THE OFFSHORE CARIBBEAN 
WATERS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NAGUABO.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA AS THIS ACTIVITY MOVES NORTH NORTHEAST ACROSS THESE AND 
ADJACENT MUNICIPALITIES.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

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. IN ADDITION...DUE TO EXTREMELY SATURATED 
SOILS...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY 
FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1815 6598 1822 6572 1818 6569 1796 6591
      1794 6641 1798 6700 1819 6684 1812 6626

$$

RAM/BD

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, 4:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 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.