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Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS JSJ

October 11, 2006

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Oct 11, 2006, 8:45 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: Oct 11, 2006, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired: Oct 12, 2006, 4:00 PM 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 120148
FFWSJU
PRC021-029-031-033-061-087-127-135-137-139-120500-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
945 PM AST WED OCT 11 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING...
  FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     CANOVANAS
     CAROLINA
     SAN JUAN
     TOA ALTA
     TRUJILLO ALTO
     BAYAMON
     GUAYNABO
     CATANO
     LOIZA
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 100 AM AST

* AT 946 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
INTENSE RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER THESE OR PART OF THESE 
MUNICIPALITIES. SEVERAL REPORTS FROM OBSERVERS ACROSS THE SAN JUAN 
METRO AREA INDICATED SEVERAL FLOODED ROADS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 
TWO INCHES ARE ESTIMATED OVER PARTS OF THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA.  

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 1833 6621 1833 6627 1846 6621 1844 6602
      1846 6596 1844 6591 1830 6591 1836 6607
      1828 6610 1828 6618

$$

RIVERA

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 120501
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
101 AM AST THU OCT 12 2006

PRC021-029-031-033-061-087-127-135-137-139-120511-
CANOVANAS-CAROLINA-SAN JUAN-TOA ALTA-TRUJILLO
ALTO-BAYAMON-GUAYNABO-CATANO-LOIZA-TOA BAJA-
101 AM AST THU OCT 12 2006

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
     CANOVANAS...CAROLINA...SAN JUAN...TOA ALTA...TRUJILLO ALTO...
     BAYAMON...GUAYNABO...CATANO...LOIZA AND TOA BAJA

AT 1258 AM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT MOST OF THE 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING THESE MUNICIPALITIES 
EARLIER HAD MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA. ALTHOUGH A SCATTERED SHOWER 
COULD STILL OCCUR ACROSS SOME OF THESE AREAS DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR 
SO...NO ADDITIONAL PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL OR FLASH FLOODING IS 
EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 1833 6621 1833 6627 1846 6621 1844 6602
      1846 6596 1844 6591 1830 6591 1836 6607
      1828 6610 1828 6618

$$

BCS

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 11, 8:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		19 hr

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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.