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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS JSJ

April 6, 2006

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 6, 2006, 8:03 PM CDT. 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 6, 2006, 8:03 PM CDT (01:03 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2006, 4:00 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 070106
FFWSJU
PRC017-091-070500-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
903 PM AST THU APR 6 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 100 AM AST FRIDAY

*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...
     RIO GRANDE DE MANATI

* AT 8:45 PM AST...THE USGS RIVER LEVEL SENSOR IN MANATI ALONG THE   
  RIO GRANDE DE MANATI INDICATED THAT THE WATER LEVEL WAS ABOVE      
  FLOOD STAGE...AND STILL RISING FROM AFTERNOON RAINFALL. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MANATI...LA
  LUISA AND BARCELONETA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

THI FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS 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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1851 6648 1838 6646 1833 6651 1852 6660

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 6, 7:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	JSJ		6 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.