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Flash Flood Warning 191, NWS JSJ

October 28, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Oct 28, 2005, 4:59 PM 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 28, 2005, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired: Oct 29, 2005, 11:00 AM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 282200
FFWSJU
PRC029-031-037-087-119-127-137-290000-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
559 PM AST FRI OCT 28 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     
     CANOVANAS
     CAROLINA
     SAN JUAN
     CEIBA
     LOIZA
     RIO GRANDE
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 800 PM AST

* AT 557 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER THESE MUNICIPALITIES. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO   
CANOVANAS...TOA BAJA...SUAREZ...SANTA BARBARA...SAN JUAN...SAN 
ISIDRO...SABANA SECA...PLAYA FORTUNA...LOIZA...  
LEVITTOWN...INGENIO...CAROLINA...CANDELARIA ARENAS...CAMPANILLA AND  
RIO GRANDE.

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN ONE 
TO TWO INCHES DURING THE LAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 
ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

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 1825 6588 1838 6599 1830 6607 1846 6610
      1841 6624 1844 6624 1846 6621 1844 6582
      1838 6574 1830 6577 1822 6563

$$

RIVERA

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 282357
FFSSJU
PRC029-031-037-087-119-127-137-290100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
758 PM AST FRI OCT 28 2005

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES 
OF      
     CANOVANAS
     CAROLINA
     SAN JUAN
     CEIBA
     LOIZA
     RIO GRANDE
     TOA BAJA

...HAS EXPIRED...

* AT 756 PM AST...ALTHOUGH SOME SHOWERS REMAIN IN THE VICINITY OF 
THESE MUNICIPALITIES...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT 
HOUR.   

FOR THAT REASON THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

RIVERA

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 28, 11:38 AM CDT	Marine Weather Statement	JSJ		5 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.