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Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS JSJ

July 6, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2005, 7:20 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: Jul 6, 2005, 7:20 PM CDT (00:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2005, 1:15 PM 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 070023
FFWSJU
PRC141-070215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
820 PM AST WED JUL 6 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY
  IN PUERTO RICO
     UTUADO

* UNTIL 1015 PM AST

*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO

* AT 813 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER   
LEVEL IS RISING RAPIDLY TOWARD THE FLOOD STAGE OF 10 FEET AND IS 
LIKELY TO CONTINUE RISING FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UTUADO.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE 
IN THE WARNED AREA.

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 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 1831 6668 1823 6669 1824 6673 1829 6674

$$

SNELL

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 070037
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
835 PM AST WED JUL 6 2005

PRC141-070045-
UTUADO-
835 PM AST WED JUL 6 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY
IN PUERTO RICO
     UTUADO

DATA HAS RESUMED FLOWING FROM THE RIVER SENSOR ON RIO GRANDE DE 
ARECIBO AND THE WATER LEVEL IS NOW FALLING. RESIDENTS MAY STILL SEE 
STRONG STREAM FLOWS AND MUDSLIDES...BUT THE DANGER OF FLASH FLOODING 
HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 1831 6668 1823 6669 1824 6673 1829 6674

$$

SNELL

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.