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Flash Flood Warning 83, NWS JSJ

October 15, 2008

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Oct 15, 2008, 9:25 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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 15, 2008, 9:25 PM CDT (02:25 UTC)
Expired: Oct 16, 2008, 3:15 AM CDT
In force: 6 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 160225
FFWSJU
PRC049-147-VIC020-030-160815-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0083.081016T0225Z-081016T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1025 PM AST WED OCT 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     CULEBRA
     VIEQUES

  IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
     SAINT JOHN
     SAINT THOMAS

* UNTIL 415 AM AST

* AT 1025 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
TORRENTIAL RAINS FROM HURRICANE OMAR WILL BE AFFECTING THESE ISLANDS 
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

* BREAKS IN RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS IN BETWEEN RAINBANDS...DO 
NOT BE FOOLED INTO BELIEVING THE DANGER HAS ENDED. HEAVY RAINS WILL 
PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING IN THESE AREAS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.  

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.

LAT...LON 1827 6470 1830 6506 1809 6525 1805 6558
      1822 6550 1818 6525 1831 6510 1834 6512
      1825 6534 1834 6543 1842 6536 1834 6511
      1844 6509 1845 6488 1836 6463

$$

RA

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 160812
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
412 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008

PRC049-147-VIC020-030-160819-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0083.000000T0000Z-081016T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CULEBRA PR-VIEQUES PR-SAINT JOHN VI-SAINT THOMAS VI-
412 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 415 AM AST FOR SAINT THOMAS
AND SAINT JOHN COUNTIES...AND VIEQUES AND CULEBRA MUNICIPALITIES...

DOPPLER WEATHER INDICATED THAT MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
THAT WERE AFFECTING THESE AREAS...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.



LAT...LON 1827 6470 1830 6506 1809 6525 1805 6558
      1822 6550 1818 6525 1831 6510 1834 6512
      1825 6534 1834 6543 1842 6536 1834 6511
      1844 6509 1845 6488 1836 6463

$$

FC

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 15, 10:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ		6 hr
Oct 16, 10:48 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	JSJ		20 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2008 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.