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Flash Flood Warning 80, NWS JSJ

July 19, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2005, 8:02 PM CDT. It was in force for 20 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 19, 2005, 8:02 PM CDT (01:02 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2005, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 20 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 200102
FFWSJU
PRC009-019-041-045-143-145-200500-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
902 PM AST TUE JUL 19 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

     CIDRA
     COMERIO
     AIBONITO
     BARRANQUITAS
     VEGA ALTA
     VEGA BAJA

* UNTIL 100 AM AST

* THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES WITHIN  
  THE WARNING AREA.

* AT 855 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING 
THESE MUNICIPALITIES. U.S.G.S. RIVER GAUGES INDICATED THAT RIO LA 
PLATA AT COMERIO AND AIBONITO AND RIO CIBUCO AT VEGA BAJA WERE 
ALREADY NEAR OR AT FLOOD STAGE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 
2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 100 AM AND THIS WILL RESULT IN FLASH 
AND RIVER FLOODING WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. 

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 1826 6620 1818 6619 1811 6626 1823 6629

$$

BCS

2 follow-up statements

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 200518
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
119 AM AST WED JUL 20 2005

PRC025-129-145-143-021-139-200530-

119 AM AST WED JUL 20 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WARNINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES 
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE....

IN PUERTO RICO
   SAN LORENZO...CAGUAS...VEGA ALTA...VEGA BAJA...BAYAMON AND 
TRUJILLO ALTO...

USGS RIVER GAUGES IN VEGA BAJA ALONG THE RIO CIBUCO...IN BAYAMON 
ALONG THE RIO BAYAMON...IN TRUJILLO ALTO ALONG THE RIO GRANDE DE 
LOIZA...INDICATE THAT THE RIVER LEVELS ALONG THESE RIVERS ARE 
SUBSIDING. THEREFORE... THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED 
TO EXPIRE FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES ABOVE.



$$

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 200523 CCA
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
119 AM AST WED JUL 20 2005

PRC025-129-145-143-021-139-200600-

119 AM AST WED JUL 20 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WARNINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES 
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE....

IN PUERTO RICO
   SAN LORENZO...CAGUAS...VEGA ALTA...VEGA BAJA...BAYAMON AND 
TRUJILLO ALTO...

USGS RIVER GAUGES IN VEGA BAJA ALONG THE RIO CIBUCO...IN BAYAMON 
ALONG THE RIO BAYAMON...IN TRUJILLO ALTO ALONG THE RIO GRANDE DE 
LOIZA...INDICATE THAT THE RIVER LEVELS ALONG THESE RIVERS ARE 
SUBSIDING. THEREFORE... THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED 
TO EXPIRE FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES ABOVE.



$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 19, 8:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Jul 19, 10:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Jul 20, 12:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	21 hr
Jul 20, 2:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 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.