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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS JSJ

January 15, 2006

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jan 15, 2006, 1:33 PM CST. 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 15, 2006, 1:33 PM CST (19:33 UTC)
Expired: Jan 16, 2006, 7:30 AM CST
In force: 18 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 151943
FFWSJU
PRC001-013-017-027-039-054-065-073-081-083-091-131-141-152130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
333 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
     CIALES
     MANATI
     FLORIDA
     BARCELONETA
     JAYUYA
     ADJUNTAS
     SAN SEBASTIAN
     UTUADO
     LAS MARIAS
     LARES
     CAMUY
     HATILLO
     ARECIBO

* UNTIL 530 PM AST

* AT 330 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. SLOWLY 
MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL 
RAIN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. ALTHOUGH SOME AREA ARE NOT 
EXPERIENCING ANY RAINFALL...RIVERS COULD RISE DUE LARGE AMOUNTS OF 
RAINFALL ACCUMULATION OCCURRED OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

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 1836 6653 1821 6654 1820 6701 1838 6685
      1854 6686

$$

EM

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 152129
FFSSJU

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

PRC001-013-027-039-054-065-073-081-083-131-141-152140-
CIALES-FLORIDA-JAYUYA-ADJUNTAS-SAN SEBASTIAN-UTUADO-LAS 
MARIAS-LARES-CAMUY-HATILLO-ARECIBO-511 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
     CIALES...FLORIDA...JAYUYA...ADJUNTAS...SAN 
SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...LAS MARIAS...LARES...CAMUY...HATILLO AND ARECIBO

AT 515 PM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE VERY HEAVY 
RAINFALL THAT AFFECTED THESE AREAS 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 1836 6653 1821 6654 1820 6701 1838 6685
      1854 6686

$$

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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, 1:00 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.