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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS JSJ

April 21, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 21, 2005, 1:34 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 21, 2005, 1:34 PM CDT (18:34 UTC)
Expired: Apr 22, 2005, 7:30 AM CDT
In force: 18 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 211841
FFWSJU
PRC021-033-061-137-212030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
234 PM AST THU APR 21 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     BAYAMON
     GUAYNABO
     CATANO
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 430 PM AST

* AT 230 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. 
THERE WILL BE A GREAT AMOUNT OF RUNOFF IN THIS AREA BECAUSE THE 
GROUND REMAINS VERY SATURATED DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE PAST 
FEW DAYS AND VERY LITTLE SUNSHINE. RAINFALL TOTALS WERE GREATEST 
OVER THE AREAS OF FRAILES...AND PUEBLO VIEJO AND SANTA ROSA WHERE 
OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN THIS PAST HOUR. MORE SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THIS AREA THROUGH 4 PM.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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 1837 6620 1836 6615 1836 6610 1847 6613
      1847 6618 1843 6618

$$

RGZ

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 21, 11:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Apr 21, 2:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Apr 21, 3:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 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.