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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS JSJ

January 20, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jan 20, 2005, 12:00 AM 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 20, 2005, 12:00 AM CST (06:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 20, 2005, 7:00 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 200600
FFWSJU
PRC013-017-021-029-031-037-053-061-065-081-087-091-103-119-127-135-
139-145-147-200900-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
200 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005

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

* THE MUNICIPALITIES OF

     CAROLINA
     MANATI
     BARCELONETA
     SAN JUAN
     GUAYNABO
     BAYAMON
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     LARES
     HATILLO
     ARECIBO
     VEGA BAJA
     CANOVANAS
     NAGUABO
     VIEQUES
     CEIBA
     FAJARDO
     RIO GRANDE
     LOIZA
     TOA ALTA

* UNTIL 500 AM AST

* AT 155 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SHOWERS... 
SOME WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. 
ALTHOUGH RAINFALL HAD TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED IN A FEW 
MUNICIPALITIES...NEW SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING AND WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THESE AREAS THROUGH 500 AM. IN ADDITION...RIVERS AND STREAMS WITHIN 
THE WARNING AREA REMAIN AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS OR NEAR BANKFULL. 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE-HALF TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED 
AND THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING OR FURTHER AGGRAVATE 
ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS. ALSO...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF 
STEEP TERRAIN. 

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 
IMMINENT. 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.

$$

BCS

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 200915
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
515 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005

PRC013-017-021-029-031-037-053-061-065-081-087-091-103-119-127-135-
139-145-147-201000-
CANOVANAS-CAROLINA-MANATI-BARCELONETA-NAGUABO-SAN JUAN-TOA ALTA- 
VIEQUES-TRUJILLO ALTO-LARES-BAYAMON-CEIBA-FAJARDO-HATILLO- 
GUAYNABO-ARECIBO-VEGA BAJA-LOIZA-RIO GRANDE-
515 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM AST...FOR 
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...HAS EXPIRED...

IN PUERTO RICO
     CANOVANAS...CAROLINA...MANATI...BARCELONETA...NAGUABO...SAN
     JUAN...TOA ALTA...VIEQUES...TRUJILLO ALTO...LARES...BAYAMON...
     CEIBA...FAJARDO...HATILLO...GUAYNABO...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...
     LOIZA AND RIO GRANDE

AT 505 AM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SHOWERS 
AFFECTING PARTS OF THE FORMER WARNING AREA. HOWEVER...BOTH THE AREAL 
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THESE SHOWERS HAVE DECREASED DURING THE 
PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. ALTHOUGH A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL 
COULD STILL OCCUR ACROSS A COUPLE OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH 
600 AM...THE IMMEDIATE RISK OF ANY ADDITIONAL PERSISTENT HEAVY 
RAINFALL OR NEW FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

HOWEVER...GROUNDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA REMAIN NEAR OR AT 
SATURATION AND RIVER LEVELS REMAIN HIGH. ANY SIGNIFICANT... 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL LATER THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON COULD AGAIN 
INDUCE FLASH FLOODING. FOR THIS REASON...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS 
IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES. 
ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER 
CLOSELY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND BE PREPARED TO ACT SHOULD WEATHER 
CONDITIONS WARRANT.  

LAT...LON 1817 6685 1836 6688 1833 6685 1849 6679
      1849 6635 1849 6635 1836 6638 1830 6682
      1820 6685 1820 6580 1825 6580 1836 6627
      1838 6624 1846 6596 1841 6577 1828 6574
      1838 6555 1812 6560 1812 6524

$$

SEELEY

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, 8:55 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Jan 19, 9:05 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr

Nearby

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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.