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Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS JSJ

May 18, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 18, 2005, 11:09 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 18, 2005, 11:09 AM CDT (16:09 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2005, 6:00 AM 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 181609
FFWSJU
PRC023-043-055-059-067-075-079-111-113-121-123-125-133-149-153-
181900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1209 PM AST WED MAY 18 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED AND EXPANDED

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

     HORMIGUEROS
     GUANICA
     COAMO
     GUAYANILLA
     SABANA GRANDE
     SAN GERMAN
     YAUCO
     VILLALBA
     PENUELAS
     JUANA DIAZ
     PONCE
     CABO ROJO
     SALINAS
     SANTA ISABEL
     LAJAS

* UNTIL 300 PM AST

* AT 1204 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 
TO INDICATE SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY 
HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING MANY OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR 
ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN 
OVER PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST 1 TO 2 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.

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. YOU SHOULD NEVER ATTEMPT 
TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT 
OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1815 6646 1806 6636 1794 6621 1790 6668
      1792 6722 1812 6721 1813 6688 1811 6672

$$

BCS/ASL

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 5:12 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		19 hr
May 18, 8:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		20 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.