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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS JSJ

January 19, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jan 19, 2005, 8:55 PM CST. It was in force for 19 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: Jan 19, 2005, 8:55 PM CST (02:55 UTC)
Expired: Jan 20, 2005, 4:00 PM CST
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 200255
FFWSJU
PRC029-037-053-103-119-147-200600-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1055 PM AST WED JAN 19 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED AND EXPANDED A 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING AND NOW IT INCLUDES

* THE MUNICIPALITIES OF

     CANOVANAS
     NAGUABO
     VIEQUES
     CEIBA
     FAJARDO
     RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 200 AM AST

* AT 1050 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
THAT THE RAIN CONTINUES AND IS EXPECTED LINGER OVER THESE 
MUNICIPALITIES NEXT FEW HOURS. 

AREAS WITH STEEP TERRAIN ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO LAND SLIDES. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 19, 6:00 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Jan 19, 6:40 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Jan 19, 7:20 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 hr
Jan 19, 9:05 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Jan 20, 12:00 AM CST	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.