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Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS JSJ

May 11, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 11, 2005, 4:24 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: May 11, 2005, 4:24 PM CDT (21:24 UTC)
Expired: May 12, 2005, 12:00 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 112127
FFWSJU
PRC143-145-120130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
524 PM AST WED MAY 11 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     VEGA ALTA
     VEGA BAJA

* AND FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS ALONG RIO CIBUCO

* UNTIL 9:30 PM AST

* AT 5 PM AST...EMERGENCY MANAGERS FROM VEGA ALTA AND VEGA BAJA 
REPORTED THE RIO CIBUCO FLOWING OUT OF ITS BANKS AND INUNDATING THE 
RAOD ALONG HIGHWAYS 620 AND 647 IN VEGA BAJA. OTHER AREAS MAY SEE 
FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 

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 1854 6633 1835 6636 1840 6642 1853 6642

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 6:30 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.