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Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS JSJ

May 16, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 16, 2005, 12:30 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: May 16, 2005, 12:30 PM CDT (17:30 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2005, 6:30 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 161733
FFWSJU
PRC029-037-053-069-077-085-089-103-119-161930-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
130 PM AST MON MAY 16 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CANOVANAS
     JUNCOS
     LUQUILLO
     NAGUABO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     CEIBA
     FAJARDO
     HUMACAO
     RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 330 PM AST

* AT 128 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. 
RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED OVER THREE INCHES ALREADY HAVE FALLEN 
ESPECIALLY IN NAGUABO. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE 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.

LAT...LON 1843 6553 1814 6559 1814 6589 1848 6587
      1847 6570

$$

EM

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 2:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		18 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.