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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS JSJ

January 21, 2008

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jan 21, 2008, 11:34 AM CST. It was in force for 3 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: Jan 21, 2008, 11:34 AM CST (17:34 UTC)
Expired: Jan 21, 2008, 2:30 PM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 211736
FFWSJU
PRC037-053-212030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0002.080121T1734Z-080121T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
134 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     CEIBA
     FAJARDO

* UNTIL 430 PM AST

* AT 130 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE SENSOR ALONG THE RIO FAJARDO 
INDICATED THAT THE RIVER HAD RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...AND WAS 
CONTINUING TO RISE. HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE FOR 
THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND ALSO HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL OVER THE 
MOUNTAINS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON...WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 
ALONG THE RIO FAJARDO AND ITS TRIBUTARIES THROUGH AT LEAST 430 PM 
AST. FOR THAT REASONS A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR PEOPLES 
ALONG RIO FAJARDO AND ITS TRIBUTARIES UNTIL 430 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 1834 6562 1831 6563 1826 6572 1827 6577
      1830 6576 1830 6571
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 180DEG 0KT 1821 6572

$$

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.