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Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS JSJ

May 7, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 7, 2005, 12:56 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: May 7, 2005, 12:56 PM CDT (17:56 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2005, 7:00 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.

040 
WGCA52 TJSJ 071800
FFWSJU
PRC037-053-089-103-072000-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
156 PM AST SAT MAY 7 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES OF

     LUQUILLO
     NAGUABO
     CEIBA
     FAJARDO

* UNTIL 400 PM AST

* AT 150 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING OVER THE WARNED AREA FROM AN ALMOST 
STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 
4 TO 5 INCHES OVER PARTS OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 
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.

$$

RIVERA

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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.