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Flash Flood Warning 92, NWS JSJ

July 31, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 31, 2005, 6:52 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 31, 2005, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2005, 12:45 PM CDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 312353
FFWSJU
PRC017-010145-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 945 PM AST

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

* AT 752 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER   
LEVELS WERE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ON THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI AND STILL 
INCREASING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED UPSTREAM. EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI HAS FLOODED 
CACHETE ON OR NEAR HIGHWAY 666 UPSTREAM. THESE FLOOD WATERS WILL 
ARRIVE IN BARCELONETA IN A VERY SHORT TIME.

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 1846 6654 1841 6654 1841 6654

$$

SNELL

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 2:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Jul 31, 2:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Jul 31, 3:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ31 days
Jul 31, 4:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ20 hr
Jul 31, 5:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ18 hr
Jul 31, 6:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 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.