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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS JSJ

May 24, 2007

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 24, 2007, 4:37 PM CDT. It was in force for 157 days. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 24, 2007, 4:37 PM CDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired: Oct 28, 2007, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 157 days
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Oct 26, 11:40 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Ese Yabucoa, PR	HIGHWAY 901 AND QUEBRADA IN CAMINO NUEVO FLOODED.
Oct 26, 11:40 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 Se Naguabo, PR	FLOODING OVER HIGHWAY 31 AND IN SECTOR LA PITINA.
Oct 26, 11:40 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Yabucoa, PR	BARRIO CALABASA FLOODED
Oct 27, 8:40 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Arroyo, PR	HIGHWAY 3 IN CUATRO CALLE FLOODED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 242137
FFWSJU
PRC081-242330-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
537 PM AST THU MAY 24 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO
     LARES

* UNTIL 730 PM AST

* AT 532 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH LOCALLY HEAVY 
RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. IN ADDITION...U.S.G.S. 
RIVER GAGES INDICATED THAT RIO GUAJATACA IN LARES WAS NEARLY 4 FEET 
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND STILL RISING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS 
SITUATION IF YOU ARE IN THIS MUNICIPALITY...USE EXTRA CAUTION AND 
STAY AWAY FROM THIS RIVER UNTIL FLOOD WATERS RECEDE.

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 1831 6685 1821 6685 1822 6690 1834 6690

$$

BCS/OB

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 281835
FFWSJU
PRC007-015-025-035-041-057-063-069-077-085-095-103-109-123-129-151-
282130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0039.071028T1829Z-071028T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
230 PM AST SUN OCT 28 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     CAGUAS
     CIDRA
     CAYEY
     AGUAS BUENAS
     JUNCOS
     GURABO
     SAN LORENZO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     ARROYO
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     NAGUABO
     GUAYAMA
     HUMACAO
     SALINAS
     YABUCOA

* UNTIL 530 PM AST

* AT 225 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AFFECTING THESE MUNICIPALITIES.    
  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INDICATES SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED AND           
  IMPASSABLE. ALSO...ANOTHER NEW BAND OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED        
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS POISED TO MOVE ACROSS THE   
  WARNING AREA BY 315 PM AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH 530 PM.           
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR AND THIS WILL      
  RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ROADS...RIVERS   
  AND STREAMS...AND WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING.         
  MUDSLIDES ARE LIKELY OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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 1794 6618 1817 6622 1828 6605 1827 6590
      1825 6589 1826 6586 1824 6566 1798 6587
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 180DEG 0KT 1798 6603

$$

BCS

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; local storm reports from the same archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.