Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007

Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS JSJ

March 28, 2007

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Mar 28, 2007, 5:45 PM CDT. It was in force for 191 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, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired: Oct 5, 2007, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 191 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 282248
FFWSJU
PRC029-031-087-119-290045-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CANOVANAS...
  CAROLINA...
  RIO GRANDE...
  
* UNTIL 845 PM AST

* AT 640 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. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

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 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 1838 6599 1844 6599 1844 6599 1841 6596
      1841 6591 1844 6585 1841 6582 1833 6585
      1828 6591

$$

FIGUEROA

2 follow-up statements

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 052055
FFWSJU
PRC045-052245-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0005.071005T2052Z-071005T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
452 PM AST FRI OCT 5 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO
     COMERIO

* UNTIL 645 PM AST

* AT 449 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE ALONG THE PLATA RIVER AT 
COMERIO INDICATED THAT THE RIVER HAD RAPIDLY RISEN NEAR 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 DE LA 
PLATA AND ITS TRIBUTARIES FROM HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS 
AFTERNOON...WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO RESIDENTS AND 
MOTORISTS NEAR AND ALONG THE BANKS OF THE PLATA RIVER THROUGH AT 
LEAST 645 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 1826 6620 1819 6622 1820 6626 1827 6622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 180DEG 0KT 1824 6622

$$

EM

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 052300
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
641 PM AST FRI OCT 5 2007

PRC045-052251-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071005T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COMERIO PR-
641 PM AST FRI OCT 5 2007

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM AST FOR COMERIO
MUNICIPALITY...

AT 640 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE ALONG PLATA RIVER INDICATED 
THAT THE RIVER HAD RECEDED...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 COMERIO... 
FOR AREAS ALONG LA PLATA RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES...WILL BE ALLOWED 
TO EXPIRE AT 645 PM AST. 

LAT...LON 1826 6620 1819 6622 1820 6626 1827 6622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 180DEG 0KT 1824 6622

$$

EM

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, 3:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	190 days
Mar 28, 5:15 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.