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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS JSJ

August 8, 2007

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 8, 2007, 4:23 AM CDT. It took effect at Aug 8, 2007, 4:28 AM CDT. It was in force for 91 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: Aug 8, 2007, 4:23 AM CDT (09:23 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 8, 2007, 4:28 AM CDT
Expired: Nov 6, 2007, 6:30 PM CST
In force: 91 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 080928
FFWSJU
PRC151-081130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
523 AM AST WED AUG 8 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO
     YABUCOA

* UNTIL 730 AM AST

* AT 522 AM AST...U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGES INDICATED THAT RIO GUAYANES 
AT YABUCOA WAS NEARLY 1 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 1810 6586 1801 6580 1804 6591 1810 6592

$$

EM

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 062234
FFWSJU
PRC027-065-081-115-131-141-070030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0047.071106T2229Z-071107T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
629 PM AST TUE NOV 6 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     QUEBRADILLAS
     SAN SEBASTIAN
     UTUADO
     LARES
     CAMUY
     HATILLO

* UNTIL 830 PM AST

* AT 625 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED 
AREAS. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WITHIN THE PAST HOUR HAVE RANGED FROM 
2 TO 3 INCHES IN LOCALIZED SPOTS OVER THESE MUNICIPALITIES. U.S.G.S. 
RIVER LEVEL SENSOR ALSO INDICATED THAT THE WATER LEVELS WERE ABOVE 
FLOOD STAGE (OR ACTION STAGE) AND STILL INCREASING OVER CAMUY AND 
TANAMA RIVERS. 

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 1830 6693 1843 6692 1835 6673 1832 6672
      1823 6676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 180DEG 0KT 1833 6685

$$

FIGUEROA

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 8, 6:29 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		93 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.