Alert archive / U.S. Virgin Islands / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007

Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS JSJ

March 29, 2007

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Mar 29, 2007, 2:36 PM CDT. It was in force for 211 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 29, 2007, 2:36 PM CDT (19:36 UTC)
Expired: Oct 26, 2007, 4:30 AM CDT
In force: 211 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 291937
FFWSJU
PRC043-149-292130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
336 PM AST THU MAR 29 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  COAMO MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  VILLALBA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...

* UNTIL 530 PM AST

* AT 326 PM AST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
INDICATED  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE 
TO MOVE OVER THE WARNED AREAS. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WITHIN THE 
PAST HOUR HAVE RANGED FROM 1 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.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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 1807 6645 1806 6638 1813 6639 1810 6651

$$

RAM

2 follow-up statements

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 260732
FFWSJU
VIC010-260930-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0006.071026T0727Z-071026T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
327 AM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING ISLAND

  IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
     SAINT CROIX

* UNTIL 530 AM AST

* AT 325 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ST CROIX. 
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WITHIN THE PAST HOUR HAVE RANGED FROM 2 TO 3  
INCHES IN LOCALIZED SPOTS ACROSS THIS ISLAND. THIS ACTIVITY IS 
ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF PUERTO 
RICO. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST UNTIL 530 AM AST... 
PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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 1766 6465 1765 6491 1768 6494 1777 6495
      1780 6490 1781 6472 1778 6455 1771 6456
TIME...MOT...LOC 0727Z 180DEG 0KT 1772 6479

$$

FIGUEROA

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 260906
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
455 AM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

VIC010-260905-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071026T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAINT CROIX VI-
455 AM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SAINT CROIX
ISLAND...

AT 450 AM AST...THE NWS DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING ST CROIX EARLIER THIS 
FRIDAY MORNING HAD DIMINISHED OR MOVED OFF. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS WILL 
LINGER ACROSS THESE AREAS DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...NO ADDITIONAL 
PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL OR NEW FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING 
THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED 
TO EXPIRE. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO...EARLY 
THIS MORNING...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS...ISOLATED 
THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND 
SURROUNDING WATERS DURING THE REST OF THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON 
HOURS. THUS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
MOVE AGAIN ACROSS ST CROIX LATER IN THE MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. 
FOR THAT REASON...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ST CROIX 
AND FOR THE REST OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. 

LAT...LON 1766 6465 1765 6491 1768 6494 1777 6495
      1780 6490 1781 6472 1778 6455 1771 6456
TIME...MOT...LOC 0855Z 180DEG 0KT 1772 6479

$$

FIGUEROA

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 28, 8:58 PM CDT	Marine Weather Statement	JSJ		3 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2007 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.