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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS JSJ

April 27, 2008

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 27, 2008, 8:41 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 27, 2008, 8:41 PM CDT (01:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2008, 2:45 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 280200 CCA
FFWSJU
PRC037-069-077-085-103-129-151-280745-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0013.080428T0141Z-080428T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
941 PM AST SUN APR 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXPANDED AND REISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     JUNCOS
     SAN LORENZO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     NAGUABO
     CEIBA
     HUMACAO
     YABUCOA

* UNTIL 345 AM AST MONDAY

* AT 945 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL 
CONTINUES ALONG THE EASTERN COAST AND EASTERN HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF 
PUERTO RICO. RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE 
FALLEN OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS OVER PARTS OF LAS 
PIEDRAS...YABUCOA...JUNCOS AND SAN LORENZO. HEAVY RAIN HAS ALSO 
RECENTLY MOVED OVER THE EASTERN COASTLINE IN NAGUABO...HUMACAO AND 
CEIBA...WHERE ANOTHER ONE TO THREE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE 
EARLY MORNING. RAPID FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN 
AREAS...INCLUDING SUDDEN RUSHES OF WATER OVER LOW BRIDGES IS 
EXPECTED.

RAINFALL HAS TAPERED OFF OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR...BUT RIVER GAGES 
CONTINUE TO INDICATE MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IN THOSE AREAS. THE 
THREAT OF MUDSLIDES AND RIVER FLOODING REMAINS HIGH IN LAS 
PIEDRAS...JUNCOS...INTERIOR YABUCOA AND SAN LORENZO. 

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 1809 6598 1822 6597 1826 6590 1825 6586
      1831 6581 1827 6578 1830 6575 1826 6563
      1807 6579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 180DEG 0KT 1815 6583

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 27, 8:24 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	2 hr
Apr 27, 8:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	6 hr
Apr 27, 10:33 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	117 min
Apr 27, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	32 min
Apr 28, 12:14 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	2 hr
Apr 28, 2:15 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	3 hr
Apr 28, 5:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	90 min

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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.