Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS JSJ

Issued

Sep 24, 2008, 9:18 PM CDT (02:18 UTC)

Expired

Sep 24, 2008, 11:15 PM CDT

In force

117 min

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 250218
FFWSJU
PRC019-043-045-047-101-105-107-135-149-250415-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0071.080925T0218Z-080925T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1018 PM AST WED SEP 24 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     COAMO
     COROZAL
     COMERIO
     BARRANQUITAS
     OROCOVIS
     NARANJITO
     MOROVIS
     TOA ALTA
     VILLALBA

* THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES WITHIN  
  THE WARNING AREA. 

* UNTIL 1215 AM AST

* AT 1012 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED NEW SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL POISED TO 
MOVE ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S GAGES 
INDICATE THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME 
LOCATIONS AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED 
THROUGH 1215 AM...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH AND RIVER 
FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA AND WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING 
FLOOD PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES AND LANDSLIDES ARE LIKELY.

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.

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 1812 6650 1835 6639 1833 6636 1838 6630
      1838 6623 1822 6622 1822 6630 1809 6637

$$

BCS

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 250422
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1222 AM AST THU SEP 25 2008

PRC019-043-045-047-101-105-107-135-149-250432-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-080925T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-COROZAL PR-COMERIO PR-BARRANQUITAS PR-OROCOVIS PR-
NARANJITO PR-MOROVIS PR-TOA ALTA PR-VILLALBA PR-
1222 AM AST THU SEP 25 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR VILLALBA...TOA ALTA...
MOROVIS...NARANJITO...OROCOVIS...BARRANQUITAS...COMERIO...COROZAL AND
COAMO MUNICIPALITIES...

AT 1217 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER INDICATED THAT MOST OF THE SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING THESE AREAS EARLIER...HAD 
DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY OR MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA. ALTHOUGH A 
BRIEF...SCATTERED SHOWER IS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FORMER WARNING 
AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...NO ADDITIONAL PERSISTENT HEAVY 
RAINFALL OR FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

HOWEVER...ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER 
CLOSELY OVERNIGHT...AS ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH 
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH 400 AM AST THIS 
THURSDAY MORNING.    

LAT...LON 1812 6650 1835 6639 1833 6636 1838 6630
      1838 6623 1822 6622 1822 6630 1809 6637

$$

BCS

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

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