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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS JSJ

January 15, 2006

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jan 15, 2006, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jan 15, 2006, 1:00 PM CST (19:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 16, 2006, 7:00 AM CST
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 15, 8:01 PM CST	FLASH FLOOD	Caguas, PR	BARRIO CANA-FLOODED

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 151859
FFWSJU
PRC007-025-041-063-077-129-139-152100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
300 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CAGUAS
     CIDRA
     AGUAS BUENAS
     JUNCOS
     GURABO
     SAN LORENZO
     TRUJILLO ALTO

* UNTIL 500 PM AST

* AT 250 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
TORRENTIAL RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA 
WHICH WILL PRODUCE FLOODING OF STREETS AND STREAMS AND RAPID RISES 
IN RIVERS. REPORTS FROM A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE 
INDICATED FLOODING IN AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 52 FROM CAGUAS NORTHWARD  
AND CLOSURES ALONG ROAD 1.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 
IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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 1817 6610 1817 6618 1833 6599 1833 6596
      1830 6596 1825 6591 1815 6602 1815 6607

$$

RGZ

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 152103
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
459 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006

PRC007-025-041-063-077-129-139-152109-
CAGUAS-CIDRA-AGUAS BUENAS-JUNCOS-GURABO-SAN LORENZO-TRUJILLO ALTO-
459 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELED...

FOR THE FOLLOWING 
MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
     CAGUAS...CIDRA...AGUAS BUENAS...JUNCOS...GURABO...SAN LORENZO
     AND TRUJILLO ALTO

AT 450 PM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE VERY HEAVY 
RAINFALL THAT HAD BEEN FOLLOWING OVER THE AREA HAS DIMINISHED. 
THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THESE AREAS HAS BEEN ALLOWED 
TO EXPIRE.

HOWEVER...IF YOU LIVE OR ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THE PREVIOUS WARNING 
AREA YOU ARE REMINDED THAT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES ALL OF 
PUERTO RICO. AND A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY AGAIN BE NECESSARY FOR 
THIS AREA LATER TONIGHT.

LAT...LON 1815 6621 1820 6616 1825 6616 1825 6610
      1828 6607 1825 6604 1833 6596 1825 6591
      1817 6599

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 15, 12:03 PM CST	Marine Weather Statement	JSJ	5 hr
Jan 15, 12:18 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Jan 15, 1:33 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Jan 15, 3:12 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Jan 15, 5:08 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2006 Every flash flood warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive.