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Flash Flood Warning 89, NWS JSJ

July 31, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 31, 2005, 4:00 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 31, 2005, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2005, 12:00 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 312101
FFWSJU
PRC051-137-010100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
500 PM AST SUN JUL 31 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 900 PM AST

*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...

* AT 448 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER   
LEVELS WERE RISING AT THE RIO DE LA PLATA GAGE ON HIGHWAY 2.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TOA BAJA...
  INGENIO...DORADO...CANDELARIA ARENAS AND CAMPANILLA.

FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN RIO DE LA PLATA FROM THE RIO DE LA 
PLATA DAM. TWO GATES HAVE BEEN OPENED AND APPROXIMATELY 28 THOUSAND 
CUBIC FEET PER SECOND OF WATER WAS BEING DISCHARGE AT 4 30 PM AST. 
THE FLOOD CREST IS EXPECTED TO REACH HIGHWAY 2 BEFORE 6 30 PM. AND 
SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS OF WATER HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO MAKE FLOODING AT 
HIGHWAY 2 PROBABLE. IN THE MEANTIME THIS RIVER COULD RISE VERY 
RAPIDLY IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME ANYWHERE DOWN STREAM. IF YOU 
ARE NEAR THE RIVER OR HAVE FAMILY ON OR NEAR THE RIVER THEY SHOULD 
BE ADVISED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.

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 1845 6616 1839 6626 1838 6630 1847 6631

$$

SNELL

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 010107
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
900 PM AST SUN JUL 31 2005

PRC051-137-010054-
DORADO-TOA BAJA-
900 PM AST SUN JUL 31 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
     DORADO AND TOA BAJA

AT 900 PM AST A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR LOCATED ACROSS RIO DE LA PLATA  
INDICATED THAT THE WATER LEVELS WERE ABOUT 1.5 FEET ABOVE FLOOD 
STAGE AT TOA BAJA AND DORADO AND THE RIVER IS FALLING...FURTHERMORE 
OFFICIALS FROM PUERTO RICO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REPORTED THAT 
HIGHWAY 2 WAS NOT FLOODED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR 
DORADO AND TOA BAJA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

AS OF 9 PM THE ONLY FLOOD WARNINGS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ARE FOR 
ARECIBO...MANATI AND BARCELONETA.  ALL OTHER FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS 
HAVE EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED.     

LAT...LON 1845 6616 1839 6626 1838 6630 1847 6631

$$

GR/WS

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 31, 2:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Jul 31, 2:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Jul 31, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	31 days
Jul 31, 5:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Jul 31, 6:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Jul 31, 6:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr

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.