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Flash Flood Warning 77, NWS JSJ

October 13, 2008

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Oct 13, 2008, 9:38 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 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: Oct 13, 2008, 9:38 AM CDT (14:38 UTC)
Expired: Oct 13, 2008, 1:30 PM CDT
In force: 4 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 131438
FFWSJU
PRC037-053-089-103-119-131830-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0077.081013T1438Z-081013T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1038 AM AST MON OCT 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     LUQUILLO
     NAGUABO
     CEIBA
     FAJARDO
     RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 230 PM AST

* AT 1030 AM AST DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL OVER 
NORTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 
TWO INCHES OR MORE ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 4 HOURS. SOILS IN THIS 
AREA ARE SATURATED...AND THE ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL LEAD TO RAPID 
FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...STREAMS AND RIVERS.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE 
YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE 
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE 
TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 1832 6562 1822 6559 1818 6571 1822 6579
      1843 6583 1837 6564

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 13, 2:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	6 hr
Oct 13, 4:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	5 hr
Oct 13, 5:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	3 hr
Oct 13, 6:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Oct 13, 8:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	75 min
Oct 13, 8:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Oct 13, 8:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Oct 13, 9:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	99 min
Oct 13, 10:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	5 hr
Oct 13, 1:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood 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.