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Flash Flood Warning 3, 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, 3:27 PM CDT. It was in force for 190 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, 3:27 PM CDT
Expired: Oct 4, 2007, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 190 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 042148
FFWSJU
PRC001-042315-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0003.071004T2147Z-071004T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
547 PM AST THU OCT 4 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO
     ADJUNTAS

* UNTIL 715 PM AST

* AT 534 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE DE 
ARECIBO INDICATED THAT THE RIVER HAD RAPIDLY RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE 
IN THE LAST FIFTEEN MINUTES AND WAS CONTINUING TO RISE. WHILE THE 
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THIS AREA HAS ENDED...FLOODING OF THE RIO GRANDE 
DE ARECIBO AND ITS TRIBUTARIES FROM HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS 
AFTERNOON...WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO RESIDENTS AND 
MOTORISTS NEAR AND ALONG THE BANKS OF THE RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO AND 
ITS TRIBUTARIES THROUGH AT LEAST 715 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 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 1820 6671 1812 6673 1814 6675 1822 6675
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 180DEG 0KT 1818 6676

$$

SR

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 042311
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
706 PM AST THU OCT 4 2007

PRC001-042316-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071004T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADJUNTAS PR-
706 PM AST THU OCT 4 2007

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM AST FOR ADJUNTAS
MUNICIPALITY...

AT 706 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE DE 
ARECIBO INDICATED THAT THE RIVER HAD RECEDED BELOW FLOOD 
STAGE...AND NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA 
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. FOR THIS REASON...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING 
FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF ADJUNTAS...FOR AREAS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE DE 
ARECIBO AND ITS TRIBUTARIES...WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 715 PM 
AST. 

WHILE THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED...RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD 
CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AS RIVERS AND 
STREAMS 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 1820 6671 1812 6673 1814 6675 1822 6675
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 180DEG 0KT 1818 6676

$$

SR

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	184 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

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2007 Every flash flood warning in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.