Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS JSJ

Issued

May 11, 2005, 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC)

Expired

May 12, 2005, 1:30 PM CDT

In force

19 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 112333
FFWSJU
PRC013-017-120230-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
730 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
     BARCELONETA
     ARECIBO

* UNTIL 1030 PM AST

* AT 7:13 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NORTH HALF OF BARCELONETA AND 
NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF ARECIBO...MOVING NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE TOWN 
CENTER OF ARECIBO. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR 
DURING THE NEXT 30 TO 60 MINUTES AND WILL INDUCE SIGNIFICANT URBAN 
FLOODING ACROSS ARECIBO...AS WELL AS RURAL AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING 
IN BARCELONETA.

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.

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 6660 1843 6654 1850 6658 1847 6676

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