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Flash Flood Warning 77, NWS JSJ

July 12, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2005, 4:06 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 12, 2005, 4:06 PM CDT (21:06 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2005, 10:00 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 122107
FFWSJU
PRC141-122300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
506 PM AST TUE JUL 12 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 700 PM AST

* AT 500 PM AST...LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT WATER 
WAS OVER THE BRIDGE AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROAD NUMBER 3 AND ROAD 
NUMBER 123 IN UTUADO. THERE IS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN ACROSS UTUADO. 

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.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE 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 1827 6678 1823 6665 1829 6665 1830 6679

$$

BD/OB

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 122308
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
705 PM AST TUE JUL 12 2005

PRC141-122315-
UTUADO-
706 PM AST TUE JUL 12 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING AT 700 PM AST HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE...FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN PUERTO RICO
     UTUADO

THE RIVER GAUGES IN UTUADO INDICATE THAT THERE IS NO LONGER ANY 
GAUGES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ALONG THE RIVER GRANDE DE ARECIBO IN 
UTUADO. THERE ARE SOME LINGERING LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS ACROSS 
UTUADO...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 
THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR UTUADO HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 1827 6678 1823 6665 1829 6665 1830 6679

$$

BD

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 12, 5:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		18 hr
Jul 12, 6:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		18 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.