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Flash Flood Warning 85, NWS JSJ

July 22, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 22, 2005, 12:54 PM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 22, 2005, 12:54 PM CDT (17:54 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2005, 8:00 AM CDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 22, 4:50 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Toa Alta, PR	SEVERAL HOUSES AND STREETS WERE FLOODED IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN TOA ALTA ACCORDING TO CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICE OF THAT MUNICIPALITY. AT THAT TIME...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM. AT 154 PM...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ISSUE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 221758
FFWSJU
PRC021-051-061-091-127-135-137-139-143-145-222100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
154 PM AST FRI JUL 22 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     DORADO
     MANATI
     SOUTHERN SAN JUAN
     TOA ALTA
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     VEGA ALTA
     BAYAMON
     GUAYNABO
     VEGA BAJA
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 500 PM AST

* AT 107 PM AST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH   
FLOODING FROM A STREAM OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. HOMES 
HAVE BEEN FLOODED IN AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT SECTORS AND RAIN SHOULD 
CONTINUE WITH UP TO 3 MORE INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VEGA
  ALTA...RIO LAJAS...SAN JOSE...TOA ALTA...PAJAROS...MIRANDA...
  MANATI...GALATEO...CANDELARIA...CAMPANILLA AND BAYAMON.

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.

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN
JUAN.

LAT...LON 1836 6616 1836 6627 1838 6629 1836 6632
      1841 6646 1841 6624 1838 6621 1833 6599
      1833 6613

$$

SNELL

2 follow-up statements

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 221957
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
342 PM AST FRI JUL 22 2005

PRC021-051-061-091-127-135-137-139-143-145-222100-
DORADO-MANATI-SAN JUAN-TOA ALTA-TRUJILLO ALTO-VEGA
ALTA-BAYAMON-GUAYNABO-VEGA BAJA-TOA BAJA-
350 PM AST FRI JUL 22 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM AST FOR THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
     DORADO...MANATI...SAN JUAN...TOA ALTA...TRUJILLO ALTO...VEGA
     ALTA...BAYAMON...GUAYNABO...VEGA BAJA AND TOA BAJA

AT 345 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE EARLIER SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITIES UNDER THIS 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAVE DIMINISHED. HOWEVER...THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING CONTINUE UNTIL 500 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

ON THE OTHER HAND...METRO RIO PIEDRAS RIVER IS ABOVE NORMAL STAGE 
ACCORDING TO THE USGS STAGE IN RIO PIEDRAS. THIS RIVER IS SLOWLY 
GOING DOWN...BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER THE AREA COULD POSSIBLY 
BRING ITS STAGE BACK UP AND MAKE THE RIVER TO GO OUT OF ITS BANK.



LAT...LON 1836 6652 1846 6652 1846 6643 1841 6641
      1841 6624 1836 6618 1836 6607 1833 6613
      1830 6610 1836 6599 1830 6596

$$

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 222049
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
436 PM AST FRI JUL 22 2005

PRC021-051-061-091-127-135-137-139-143-145-222046-
DORADO-MANATI-SAN JUAN-TOA ALTA-TRUJILLO ALTO-VEGA
ALTA-BAYAMON-GUAYNABO-VEGA BAJA-TOA BAJA-
436 PM AST FRI JUL 22 2005

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

FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
     DORADO...MANATI...SAN JUAN...TOA ALTA...TRUJILLO ALTO...VEGA
     ALTA...BAYAMON...GUAYNABO...VEGA BAJA AND TOA BAJA

THE RAINFALL THAT HAD PRODUCED THE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THIS AREA 
HAS DISSIPATED. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED. 

REMEMBER....THAT THE WATER LEVELS IN THE RIVERS WITHIN THESE AREAS 
WILL DECREASE...BUT WILL REMAIN HIGH FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. 
THERE WILL ALSO BE LINGERING AREAS OF WATER ON THE ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 1838 6629 1836 6638 1838 6649 1846 6649
      1846 6641 1841 6638 1841 6624 1836 6616
      1833 6596 1830 6610

$$

RGZ

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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; local storm reports from the same archive.