Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005

Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS JSJ

April 19, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 19, 2005, 4:17 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 19, 2005, 4:17 PM CDT (21:17 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2005, 11:00 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 192120
FFWSJU
PRC013-039-054-141-200015-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
517 PM AST TUE APR 19 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CIALES
     FLORIDA
     UTUADO
     ARECIBO

* UNTIL 8:15 PM AST

* AT 5:15 PM AST...PREMA REPORTED HIGHWAY 140 INUNDATED DUE TO 
MUDSLIDES...AND USGS RIVER LEVEL SENSORS INDICATED RIO LIMON AND RIO 
YUNES AT OR NEAR FLOOD LEVELS. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE 
ACROSS THIS AREA...AND FLASH FLOODING OF THESE RIVERS AND STREAMS 
ACROSS THE AREA WILL OCCUR DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN RIO YUNES AND 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 1828 6668 1829 6655 1835 6654 1835 6664
      1833 6666 1833 6665

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 3:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ18 hr
Apr 19, 4:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Apr 19, 4:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ20 hr
Apr 19, 4:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ20 hr
Apr 19, 4:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ20 hr
Apr 19, 4:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ20 hr

Nearby

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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.