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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS JSJ

September 23, 2006

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Sep 23, 2006, 2:04 PM CDT. It was in force for 19 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: Sep 23, 2006, 2:04 PM CDT (19:04 UTC)
Expired: Sep 24, 2006, 9:00 AM CDT
In force: 19 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 231911
FFWSJU
PRC001-232200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
304 PM AST SAT SEP 23 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING...
  FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY
  IN PUERTO RICO
     ADJUNTAS

* UNTIL 600 PM AST

* AT 300 PM AST...

* FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...
      RIO PELLEJAS
      
* AT 300 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER   
LEVELS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO IN ADJUNTAS AT HIGHWAY 135 
AND THE RIO PELLEJAS ABOVE C. PELLEJAS...WERE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND 
STILL RISING. A WATER SURGE IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE 
DOWNSTREAM...RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT WATER RISE IN OTHER AREAS 
AND FLASH FLOODING OF AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BANKS. ALSO...ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE AND WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOOD 
PROBLEMS...IN NEW FLASH FLOODING IN OTHER AREAS. 

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. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.

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 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 1821 6669 1813 6673 1813 6675 1822 6674

$$

SR

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 232153
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
552 PM AST SAT SEP 23 2006

PRC001-232202-
ADJUNTAS-
552 PM AST SAT SEP 23 2006

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM AST FOR THE
FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY...

IN PUERTO RICO
     ADJUNTAS

NO ADDITIONAL PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL OR NEW FLASH FLOODING IS 
EXPECTED ACROSS ADJUNTAS THIS EVENING...THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE RIO PELLEJAS AND RIO GRANDE DE 
ARECIBO IN ADJUNTAS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6PM AST. 
HOWEVER...RIVER LEVELS REMAIN HIGH AND RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS 
ACROSS THESE AREAS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT TO THE PONDING OF WATER 
ON ROADWAYS AND ALLOW TIME FOR RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RETURN TO 
NORMAL LEVELS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 

LAT...LON 1821 6669 1813 6673 1813 6675 1822 6674

$$

SR

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 23, 2:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Sep 23, 2:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Sep 23, 5:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	17 hr

Nearby

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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.