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Flash Flood Warning 93, NWS JSJ

August 9, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 9, 2005, 1:17 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: Aug 9, 2005, 1:17 PM CDT (18:17 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2005, 7:30 AM 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 091817
FFWSJU
PRC003-099-092030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
217 PM AST TUE AUG 9 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 430 PM AST

* AT 215 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE 
WARNED AREA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED 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 1838 6718 1838 6715 1835 6713 1838 6710
      1841 6710 1843 6707 1843 6704 1830 6704

$$

RIVERA/RUBIO-

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 092054
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
454 PM AST TUE AUG 9 2005

PRC003-099-092130-
MOCA-AGUADA-
454 PM AST TUE AUG 9 2005

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

FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
     MOCA AND AGUADA

AT 440 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING THESE MUNICIPALITIES 
EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON...HAD DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY OR MOVED AWAY 
FROM THE AREA. ALTHOUGH A SCATTERED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM COULD 
STILL OCCUR ACROSS THE FORMER WARNING AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR 
SO...NO ADDITIONAL...PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL OR FLASH FLOODING IS 
EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

HOWEVER...RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR... 
AND STAY AWAY FROM ANY LEFTOVER FLOODED AREAS OR PONDED WATER ON 
ROADWAYS UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. ALSO...RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE 
RIO CULEBRINAS SHOULD EXPECT THE RIVER LEVELS TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY 
RISE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER IS NOT 
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

LAT...LON 1838 6718 1838 6715 1835 6713 1838 6710
      1841 6710 1843 6707 1843 6704 1830 6704

$$

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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.