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Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS JSJ

May 17, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 17, 2005, 3:55 AM CDT. 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 17, 2005, 3:55 AM CDT (08:55 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2005, 10:45 PM CDT
In force: 19 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 170855
FFWSJU
PRC007-009-015-019-021-025-029-031-035-037-041-043-045-053-057-061-
063-069-075-077-085-089-095-103-109-113-119-123-127-129-133-139-149-
151-171145-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
455 AM AST TUE MAY 17 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CANOVANAS
     CAROLINA
     CAGUAS
     CIDRA
     COAMO
     CAYEY
     COMERIO
     AIBONITO
     AGUAS BUENAS
     ARROYO
     BARRANQUITAS
     JUNCOS
     GURABO
     LUQUILLO
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     NAGUABO
     SAN JUAN
     SAN LORENZO
     YABUCOA
     VILLALBA
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     BAYAMON
     CEIBA
     GUAYAMA
     FAJARDO
     HUMACAO
     JUANA DIAZ
     GUAYNABO
     PONCE
     SALINAS
     SANTA ISABEL
     RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 745 AM AST

* THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES   
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.

* AT 450 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AFFECTING 
MANY OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. ALERT 
GAUGES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 
6 INCHES...HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA...AND 
IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES 
WILL OCCUR AND THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING AND WILL 
FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES 
ARE LIKELY OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

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.

LAT...LON 1846 6564 1833 6558 1821 6555 1798 6574
      1789 6608 1793 6640 1797 6668 1813 6665
      1809 6653 1809 6641 1820 6633 1826 6621
      1833 6614 1836 6599

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BCS/GR

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 1:12 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		19 hr
May 17, 6:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		18 hr

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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.