Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS JSJ

Issued

Mar 31, 2006, 5:40 PM CST (23:40 UTC)

Expired

Apr 1, 2006, 1:30 PM CST

In force

20 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 312340
FFWSJU
PRC003-005-010330-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
740 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

     AGUADILLA
     AGUADA

* UNTIL 1130 PM AST

*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER...

     RIO CULEBRINAS

* AT 735 PM AST...ALSO...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE 
WATER LEVEL AT THE MARGARITA DAM AT AGUADA WAS RISING STEADILY AND 
WAS NEARING FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER IS LIKELY TO GO OUT OF ITS BANKS 
IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES AND WILL FLOOD LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE 
AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BANKS. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW 
MODERATE SHOWERS OCCURRING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA AND THIS RAINFALL 
WILL LIKELY WORSEN THE FLOOD CONDITIONS.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

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 1848 6713 1837 6715 1837 6721 1850 6720

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BCS

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2006Every flash flood warning in 2006

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