Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008

Flash Flood Warning 80, NWS JSJ

October 14, 2008

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Oct 14, 2008, 4:52 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: Oct 14, 2008, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired: Oct 14, 2008, 7:45 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 142152
FFWSJU
PRC015-057-069-085-095-103-109-129-151-150045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0080.081014T2152Z-081015T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
552 PM AST TUE OCT 14 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     SAN LORENZO
     LAS PIEDRAS
     ARROYO
     PATILLAS
     MAUNABO
     NAGUABO
     GUAYAMA
     HUMACAO
     YABUCOA

* UNTIL 845 PM AST

* AT 543 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 
IMPACT THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF PUERTO RICO UNTIL AT LEAST 845 PM AST. 
THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THIS AREA HAS CREATED SATURATED SOILS 
AND IS LEADING TO RAPID FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. RESIDENTS 
SHOULD ALSO EXPECT MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF HIGH TERRAIN.

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 1795 6614 1809 6612 1813 6599 1823 6579
      1820 6562 1804 6581 1795 6594

$$

RA

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 150042
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
842 PM AST TUE OCT 14 2008

PRC015-057-069-085-095-103-109-129-151-150055-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0080.000000T0000Z-081015T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN LORENZO PR-LAS PIEDRAS PR-ARROYO PR-PATILLAS PR-MAUNABO PR-
NAGUABO PR-GUAYAMA PR-HUMACAO PR-YABUCOA PR-
842 PM AST TUE OCT 14 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM AST FOR YABUCOA...
HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...NAGUABO...MAUNABO...PATILLAS...ARROYO...LAS
PIEDRAS AND SAN LORENZO MUNICIPALITIES...

THE HEAVY RAINFALL FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING HAS DISSIPATED OVER 
SOUTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO. A BREAK BETWEEN OUTER BANDS ASSOCIATED 
WITH TROPICAL STORM OMAR IS EXPECTED UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...WHEN 
MORE HEAVY RAINS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE SOUTHEAST COAST.

LAT...LON 1795 6614 1809 6612 1813 6599 1823 6579
      1820 6562 1804 6581 1795 6594

$$

RA

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 13, 7:18 PM CDT	Tropical Storm Watch	JSJ	23 hr
Oct 14, 4:01 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	JSJ	15 hr
Oct 14, 1:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	7 hr
Oct 14, 4:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Oct 14, 6:34 PM CDT	Hurricane Watch	JSJ	7 hr
Oct 14, 6:34 PM CDT	Hurricane Watch	JSJ	33 hr
Oct 14, 6:34 PM CDT	Tropical Storm Warning	JSJ	33 hr
Oct 14, 6:34 PM CDT	Tropical Storm Warning	JSJ	33 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.