Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2005

Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS JSJ

April 19, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 19, 2005, 4:59 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 19, 2005, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2005, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 192204 AAA
FFWSJU
PRC051-021-135-190200-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     TOA ALTA...DORADO AND BAYAMON

* UNTIL 1000 PM AST

* AT 555 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM CONTINUED OVER THE 
WARNED AREA.

RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATED OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN ALREADY 
FALLEN IN PARTS OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST TWO INCHES 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 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.

$$

MITCHELL

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, 4:17 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

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2005Every 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.