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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS JSJ

March 28, 2007

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Mar 28, 2007, 3:20 PM CDT. It took effect at Mar 28, 2007, 3:25 PM CDT. It was in force for 184 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 28, 2007, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 28, 2007, 3:25 PM CDT
Expired: Sep 28, 2007, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 184 days
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Flood severity: None

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 282027
FFWSJU
PRC013-017-039-054-091-145-282230-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
420 PM AST WED MAR 28 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ARECIBO...BARCELONETA...CIALES...FLORIDA...MANATI AND VEGA BAJA    
  MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO...

* UNTIL 630 PM AST

* AT 417 AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS 
OVER THE WARNED AREAS. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WITHIN THE PAST HOUR 
HAVE RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN LOCALIZED SPOTS OVER THESE 
MUNICIPALITIES. 

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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT 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.
LAT...LON 1849 6634 1830 6657 1835 6665 1850 6665

$$

EM

2 follow-up statements

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 281916
FFWSJU
PRC151-282045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0002.070928T1910Z-070928T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
310 PM AST FRI SEP 28 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO
     YABUCOA

* UNTIL 445 PM AST

* AT 304 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. ALONG THE RIO GUAYANES IN YABUCOA 
INDICATED THAT THE RIVER WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE...AND 
WAS CONTINUING TO RISE. WHILE NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS 
EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...HEAVY RAINFALL 
EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE THE RIO GUAYANES TO RISE ABOVE 
FLOOD STAGE IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AREAS 
ALONG THE RIO GUAYANES AND ITS TRIBUTARIES THROUGH 445 PM AST.

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.

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 1803 6582 1811 6587 1810 6585 1805 6579
      1804 6581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 180DEG 0KT 1807 6586

$$

SR

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 282035
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
434 PM AST FRI SEP 28 2007

PRC151-282054-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070928T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YABUCOA PR-
434 PM AST FRI SEP 28 2007

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR YABUCOA
MUNICIPALITY...

WHILE THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED...RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD 
ALLOW TIME FOR WATER ON ROADWAYS TO DRAIN...AND FOR RIVERS AND 
STREAMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL LEVELS. 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
LAT...LON 1803 6582 1811 6587 1810 6585 1805 6579
      1804 6581
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 180DEG 0KT 1807 6586

$$

RA

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 28, 5:51 AM CDT	High Surf Advisory	JSJ	6 days
Mar 28, 12:33 PM CDT	Marine Weather Statement	JSJ	6 hr
Mar 28, 3:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	190 days
Mar 28, 5:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	191 days
Mar 28, 5:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	191 days

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.