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Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS JSJ

June 28, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2005, 1:02 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: Jun 28, 2005, 1:02 PM CDT (18:02 UTC)
Expired: Jun 29, 2005, 7:00 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 281805
FFWSJU
PRC027-071-115-131-282000-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
202 PM AST TUE JUN 28 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     ISABELA
     QUEBRADILLAS
     SAN SEBASTIAN
     CAMUY

* UNTIL 400 PM AST

* AT 155 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE WARNED AREA. ESTIMATED RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS FOR THE LAST HOUR HAS EXCEEDED TWO AND A HALF INCHES. 
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WARN AREA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

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 RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RAPID RISES IN
RIVER LEVELS ARE LIKELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING
WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1855 6696 1840 6685 1831 6696 1851 6712

$$

OB

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 282011
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
406 PM AST TUE JUN 28 2005

PRC027-071-115-131-282016-
ISABELA-QUEBRADILLAS-SAN SEBASTIAN-CAMUY-
406 PM AST TUE JUN 28 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRES AT 400 PM AST...
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
     ISABELA...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN AND CAMUY

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT AFFECTED THE WARNING AREA EARLIER 
HAVE MOVED WEST NORTHWEST AND WEAKENED. PEOPLE SHOULD EXERCISE 
CAUTION OVER THE PREVIOUS WARNED AREAS FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AND 
MAKE SURE THAT ALL WATER LEVELS ARE GOING DOWN.

LAT...LON 1855 6696 1840 6685 1831 6696 1851 6712

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 28, 1:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		19 hr
Jun 28, 1:50 PM 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.