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Flash Flood Warning 64, NWS JSJ

September 23, 2008

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Sep 23, 2008, 5:22 PM CDT. It was in force for 113 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Sep 23, 2008, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired: Sep 23, 2008, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 113 min
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 232222
FFWSJU
PRC015-035-043-057-075-095-109-113-123-133-151-240015-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0064.080923T2222Z-080924T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
622 PM AST TUE SEP 23 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     COAMO
     CAYEY
     ARROYO
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     GUAYAMA
     JUANA DIAZ
     PONCE
     SALINAS
     SANTA ISABEL
     YABUCOA

* UNTIL 815 PM AST

* AT 616 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS 
TOWARD THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEASTERN COASTS OF THE ISLAND. THESE 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGGRAVATE THE SEVERE FLOODING 
CONDITIONS THAT THE SOUTHERN COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES HAVE EXPERIENCED 
WITHIN THE PAST TWO DAYS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS 
AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING 
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

MUDSLIDES WILL ALSO BECOME LIKELY AGAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING IN 
AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ACROSS THESE PORTIONS 
OF THE ISLAND SHOULD REMAIN ON HIGH ALERT. 

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 1793 6658 1790 6662 1795 6668 1807 6668
      1807 6625 1811 6587 1805 6580 1792 6589
      1789 6635 1789 6654

$$

OB

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 22, 8:01 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	59 min
Sep 22, 9:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	10 hr
Sep 23, 6:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JSJ	6 hr
Sep 23, 11:22 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	113 min
Sep 23, 12:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JSJ	6 hr
Sep 23, 1:11 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	2 hr
Sep 23, 3:19 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	116 min
Sep 23, 3:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	31 min
Sep 23, 4:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	88 min
Sep 23, 6:10 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	110 min
Sep 23, 6:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JSJ	16 hr

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.