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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS JSJ

May 30, 2006

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 30, 2006, 8:34 PM CDT. It was in force for 17 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: May 30, 2006, 8:34 PM CDT (01:34 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2006, 1:30 PM CDT
In force: 17 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 310141
FFWSJU
PRC005-310230-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
934 PM AST TUE MAY 30 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED

* THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     AGUADILLA
     AGUADA

* UNTIL 1030 PM AST

*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER...RIO CULEBRINAS

* AT 927 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT WHILE WATER 
LEVELS WERE SLOWLY FALLING ALONG THE RIO CULEBRINAS...THE WATER 
LEVEL REMAINED JUST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. WATER LEVELS ALONG THE RIO 
CULEBRINAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE NEXT HOUR 
EVENTUALLY FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 1030 PM AST.

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN
JUAN.

LAT...LON 1839 6718 1843 6715 1841 6712 1838 6714

$$

SR

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 310238
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1030 PM AST TUE MAY 30 2006

PRC005-310400-
AGUADILLA-
1030 PM AST TUE MAY 30 2006

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN 
SAN JUAN...FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
     AGUADILLA
     AGUADA

...FOR THE RIO CULEBRINAS...

HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

AT 1030 PM AST...THE RIVER LEVEL SENSOR THAT INDICATED WATER LEVELS 
ALONG THE CULEBRINAS WERE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. 
HOWEVER...NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER THE RIO CULEBRINAS 
BASIN IN THE PAST FEW HOURS...THE FAULTY SENSOR WAS INDICATING 
FALLING RIVER LEVELS BEFORE GOING OUT OF SERVICE...AND SURROUNDING 
GAGES HAVE BEEN DECREASING STEADILY FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS.

FOR THESE REASONS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 1839 6718 1843 6715 1841 6712 1838 6714

$$

SR

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 7:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		17 hr
May 30, 7:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		40 min

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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.