Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008

Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS JSJ

April 27, 2008

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 27, 2008, 4:36 PM CDT. It was in force for 114 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: Apr 27, 2008, 4:36 PM CDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2008, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 114 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 272142
FFWSJU
PRC053-089-119-272330-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0007.080427T2136Z-080427T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     LUQUILLO
     FAJARDO
     RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 730 PM AST

* AT 540 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM 
TORRENTIAL RAINS OVER THESE MUNICIPALITIES.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BARRIO 
MAMEYES AND SECTIONS BETWEEN LUQUILLO AND RIO GRANDE ALONG ROUTE 3.

SIMILAR STORMS ACROSS OTHER AREAS OF PUERTO RICO HAVE PRODUCED 
MUDSLIDES...FLOODED HOMES AND ROADS...AND HAVE LEFT PEOPLE TRAPPED 
IN FLOOD WATERS. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN 
OVER THE LAST HOUR AND MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES IN THE 
NEXT FEW HOURS.

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 1832 6580 1842 6581 1839 6561 1829 6563
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 180DEG 0KT 1835 6577

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 27, 9:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	JSJ	11 hr
Apr 27, 4:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	2 hr
Apr 27, 4:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	2 hr
Apr 27, 4:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	2 hr
Apr 27, 4:56 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	2 hr
Apr 27, 5:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	3 hr
Apr 27, 6:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	2 hr
Apr 27, 6:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	2 hr
Apr 27, 6:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	9 hr
Apr 27, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	2 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2008 Every flash flood warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.