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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS JSJ

April 1, 2006

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 1, 2006, 3:28 PM CST. 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: Apr 1, 2006, 3:28 PM CST (21:28 UTC)
Expired: Apr 2, 2006, 12:30 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 012129
FFWSJU
PRC021-029-031-061-087-127-020130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
528 PM AST SAT APR 1 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

     CANOVANAS
     CAROLINA
     SAN JUAN
     BAYAMON
     GUAYNABO
     LOIZA

* THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES    
  WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.

* UNTIL 930 PM AST

* AT 523 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 
TO INDICATE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY 
RAIN AFFECTING THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. 
GAUGES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN 
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. LOCAL EMERGENCY 
MANAGERS REPORTED THAT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS WERE FLOODED...WITH UP TO 
4 FEET OF WATER COVERING SOME ROADWAYS AND SEVERAL HOMES WERE 
FLOODED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 
930 PM AND THIS WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING AND RESULT 
IN NEW FLASH FLOODING OVER PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA. IN ADDITION...
MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 
AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS... 
OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A 
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

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 1839 6600 1839 6604 1833 6606 1831 6617
      1840 6616 1844 6607 1846 6610 1844 6592
      1829 6588 1827 6589

$$

BCS

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 31, 8:23 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Mar 31, 9:28 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 hr
Apr 1, 12:58 PM CST	Marine Weather Statement	JSJ	8 hr
Apr 1, 1:26 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr

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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.