Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008

Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS JSJ

April 27, 2008

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 27, 2008, 5:53 PM CDT. 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
Apr 27, 2008, 5:53 PM CDT (22:53 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
3 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 272259
FFWSJU
PRC069-077-085-129-280200-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0008.080427T2253Z-080428T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
653 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
     JUNCOS
     SAN LORENZO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     HUMACAO

* UNTIL 1000 PM AST

* AT 647 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN MAY 
FALLEN OVER THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF IN LAS PIEDRAS...JUNCOS AND 
SAN LORENZO. RIVER GAGES INDICATE RAPID RUSHES OF WATER ARE 
OCCURRING ON THE RIO VALENCIANO NEAR JUNCOS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER THIS AREA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE 
NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF LOW LYING 
AREAS...STREAMS AND RIVERS..AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MUDSLIDES.
THE AREAS MOST EXPOSED TO FLOODING AT THIS TIME INCLUDE...BUT ARE 
NOT LIMITED TO...

* QUEBRADA ARENAS...VALENCIANO ABAJO AND VALENCIANO ARRIBA ALONG THE 
  BORDER OF LAS PIEDRAS AND JUNCOS.

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 1823 6596 1823 6586 1812 6586 1812 6597
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 180DEG 0KT 1817 6587

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 9:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchJSJ11 hr
Apr 27, 4:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ2 hr
Apr 27, 4:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ2 hr
Apr 27, 4:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ2 hr
Apr 27, 4:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ114 min
Apr 27, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ2 hr
Apr 27, 6:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ2 hr
Apr 27, 6:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ2 hr
Apr 27, 6:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ9 hr
Apr 27, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ2 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2008Every 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.