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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS JSJ

April 19, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 19, 2005, 4:48 PM 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: Apr 19, 2005, 4:48 PM CDT (21:48 UTC)
Expired: Apr 20, 2005, 1:00 PM 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 192210 CCA
FFWSJU
PRC013-017-039-054-091-101-141-145-200200-

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

CORRECTION TO INCLUDE UTUADO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXPANDED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CIALES
     MANATI
     FLORIDA
     BARCELONETA
     MOROVIS
     ARECIBO
     VEGA BAJA
     UTUADO

* UNTIL 10 PM AST

* AT 5:45 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN DRIFTING FROM NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF 
THE ISLAND...NORTHWARD TO THE COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES OF 
BARCELONETA...MANATI...AND VEGA BAJA. RAINFALL RATES OF TWO TO THREE 
INCHES PER HOUR ARE FALLING...AND WILL INDUCE FLOODING OF LOCAL 
RIVERS...STREAMS...AND LOW LYING AREAS THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VEGA
  BAJA...MONSERRATE...MIRANDA...MANATI...LA LUISA...LA ALIANZA...
  IMBERY...FLORIDA...COTO NORTE...CIALES...BARCELONETA AND BAJADERO.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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 1830 6648 1831 6653 1838 6669 1848 6672
      1849 6651 1852 6636 1837 6638 1838 6642
      1836 6644

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 19, 3:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Apr 19, 4:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Apr 19, 4:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Apr 19, 4:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 hr
Apr 19, 4:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 hr
Apr 19, 4:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 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.