Flash Flood Warning 94, NWS JSJ

Issued

Aug 12, 2005, 2:44 PM CDT (19:44 UTC)

Expired

Aug 13, 2005, 12:30 PM CDT

In force

22 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 121953 CCA
FFWSJU
PRC003-005-099-131-130130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
344 PM AST FRI AUG 12 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

     MOCA
     SAN SEBASTIAN
     AGUADILLA
     AGUADA

* PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE RIO CULEBRINAS AND ITS           
  TRIBUTARIES

* UNTIL 930 PM AST

* AT 339 PM AST...SATELLITE IMAGES...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND 
SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATED THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH 
VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA. 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME AREAS 
AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. IN ADDITION...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 
THAT THE RIO CULEBRINAS WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS ALONG ROADS 109 AND 125 
IN THE CENTRAL LA PLATA SECTOR OF SAN SEBASTIAN. THIS IS LIKELY DUE 
TO A WATER SURGE WHICH WILL MOVE DOWNSTREAM THROUGH MOCA AND THEN TO 
AGUADA AND AGUADILLA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS DANGEROUS SURGE 
OF WATER WILL COMBINE WITH OTHER RAINFALL RUNOFF...TO PRODUCE 
ADDITIONAL AREAS OF FLOODING ALONG THE RIO CULEBRINAS. ALSO... 
MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY... 
AND STAY OUT OF ALL LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS. 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 1832 6696 1829 6695 1841 6727 1855 6735

$$

BCS/RAM

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 122227 CCA
FFSSJU
PRC003-005-099-131-122330-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
627 PM AST FRI AUG 12 2005

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR THE FOLLOWING 
MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO

     MOCA
     SAN SEBASTIAN
     AGUADILLA
     AGUADA

...HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 625 PM DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED NO PRECIPITATION OCCURRING OVER THESE 
MUNICIPALITIES. U.S.G.S. RIVER LEVEL SENSORS ALSO INDICATED THAT THE 
LEVEL OF THIS RIVER WILL PEAK BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE SHORTLY.

FOR THAT REASON THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES ABOVE 
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

RIVERA

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2005Every flash flood warning in 2005

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