Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Areal Flood Warnings in 2008
Areal Flood Warning 13, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this areal flood warning at Sep 3, 2008, 4:17 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2008, 4:17 PM CDT (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2008, 9:31 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS JSJ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Sep 3, 3:36 PM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 3:36 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 6:11 AM CDT, 10 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 711 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008 AMZ710>750-PRZ001>013-041115- SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- THE NEARSHORE AND OFF SHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS- 711 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA...LOCATED OVER THE NORTH COAST OF HAITI...WILL BE AFFECTING THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOILS ARE SATURATED THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE ISLAND...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST FOR THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO. MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP AND SATURATED TERRAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. AMZ720-730-VIZ001-002-041115- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS- 711 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE OUTER BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE RAINFALL...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ALONG WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 3, 11:59 AM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1259 PM AST WED SEP 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1245 PM FLOOD VEGA ALTA 18.42N 66.32W
09/03/2008 VEGA ALTA PR EMERGENCY MNGR
RIVER CIBUCO WAS REPORTED FLOODING ROAD 620.
&&
RMOJICASpecial weather statement, Sep 3, 12:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 151 PM AST WED SEP 3 2008 PRZ001>013-031900- ALL OF PUERTO RICO INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES- 151 PM AST WED SEP 3 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES TO AFFECT PUERTO RICO THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON... SPIRAL RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. STRONG WINDS IN THE LOW AND MID LEVEL OF THE ATMOSPHERE ARE INDUCING INTENSE SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THESE BANDS...THAT ARE RACING NORTHWARD NEAR 30 MPH. STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...AND A FEW POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES SHOULD BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WEATHER. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES WILL BE ALL THE SOUTHERN COASTS OF THE ISLANDS AS THESE RAINBANDS MOVE ASHORE FROM THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. SS
Special weather statement, Sep 3, 1:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
COMUNICADO ESPECIAL SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES DEL TIEMPO SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR 151 PM AST MIERCOLES 3 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2008 PRZ001>013-031900- TODO PUERTO RICO INCLUYENDO A CULEBRA Y VIEQUES- 151 PM AST MIERCOLES 3 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2008 ...TRONADAS FUERTES CON RAFAGAS DE VIENTO Y POSIBLES TORNADOS AFECTARAN A PUERTO RICO DURANTE LA TARDE... BANDAS ESPIRALES DE LLUVIA ASOCIADAS CON LA TORMENTA TROPICAL HANNA CONTINUARAN AFECTANDO LAS ISLAS LOCALES DURANTE LA TARDE Y TEMPRANO EN LAS HORAS DEL ANOCHECER. LOS VIENTOS FUERTES EN LOS NIVELES DE BAJOS A INTERMEDIOS DE LA ATMOSFERA ESTAN INDUCIENDO TURBONADAS INTENSAS Y TRONADAS DENTRO DE ESTAS BANDAS...QUE SE ESTAN MOVIENDO RAPIDAMENTE HACIA EL NORTE A CERCA DE 30 MPH. VIENTOS FUERTES EN RAFAGAS DE 35 A 50 MPH...Y ALGUNAS POSIBLES TROMBAS MARINAS Y TRONADOS SE DEBEN ESPERAR A TRAVES DEL AREA ESTA TARDE ASOCIADOS CON ESTE MAL TIEMPO. LOS VIENTOS MAS FUERTES Y EL POTENCIAL MAYOR PARA TROMBAS MARINAS Y TORNADOS ESTARA EN TODA LA COSTA SUR DE LAS ISLAS A MEDIDA QUE ESTAS BANDAS DE LLUVIA SE MUEVEN SOBRE LA COSTA DESDE LAS AGUAS DEL CARIBE.
Local storm report, Sep 3, 3:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
405 PM AST WED SEP 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0359 PM TSTM WND GST COMERIO 18.22N 66.22W
09/03/2008 M45 MPH COMERIO PR BROADCAST MEDIA
DOWNED POWER LINES WERE REPORTED IN COMERIO MUNICIPALITY.
&&
RMOJICALocal storm report, Sep 3, 3:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
414 PM AST WED SEP 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0359 PM HIGH SURF PONCE 17.99N 66.61W
09/03/2008 PONCE PR BROADCAST MEDIA
A PIER PILING WAS REPORTED DAMAGED AT THE PONCE NAUTICAL
CLUB PIER.
&&
RMOJICALocal storm report, Sep 3, 3:20 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 7:06 PM CDT | Marine Weather Statement | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Sep 2, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 105 min | |
| Sep 2, 10:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Sep 2, 11:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Sep 3, 12:31 AM CDT | Flood Watch | JSJ | 28 hr | |
| Sep 3, 1:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 119 min | |
| Sep 3, 1:38 AM CDT | Marine Weather Statement | JSJ | 8 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 110 min | |
| Sep 3, 5:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 118 min | |
| Sep 3, 6:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 115 min | |
| Sep 3, 6:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 3, 7:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Sep 3, 7:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| Sep 3, 7:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 12 hr | |
| Sep 3, 8:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 14 hr | |
| Sep 3, 8:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 3, 8:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| Sep 3, 9:24 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 111 min | |
| Sep 3, 9:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 3, 9:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 118 min | |
| Sep 3, 9:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 15 hr | |
| Sep 3, 9:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Sep 3, 10:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 3, 10:50 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 115 min | |
| Sep 3, 10:54 AM CDT | Marine Weather Statement | JSJ | 10 hr | |
| Sep 3, 11:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 3, 11:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 7 hr | |
| Sep 3, 11:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 52 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:03 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 117 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 7 hr | |
| Sep 3, 12:10 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 110 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JSJ | 32 min | |
| Sep 3, 12:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 8 hr | |
| Sep 3, 12:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Sep 3, 1:27 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | JSJ | 8 hr | |
| Sep 3, 1:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 7 hr | |
| Sep 3, 1:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 12 hr | |
| Sep 3, 2:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 5 hr | |
| Sep 3, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 119 min | |
| Sep 3, 3:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 3, 3:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 115 min | |
| Sep 3, 4:39 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | JSJ | 16 hr | |
| Sep 3, 5:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Sep 3, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Sep 3, 6:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 16 hr | |
| Sep 3, 7:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 92 min | |
| Sep 3, 7:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JSJ | 3 hr |
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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.