Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009

Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS JSJ

February 9, 2009

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Feb 9, 2009, 6:59 PM CST. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Feb 9, 2009, 6:59 PM CST (00:59 UTC)
Expired: Feb 9, 2009, 7:30 PM CST
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 100059
FFWSJU
PRC013-017-027-065-091-115-145-100130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0002.090210T0059Z-090210T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
859 PM AST MON FEB 9 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     QUEBRADILLAS
     BARCELONETA
     CAMUY
     HATILLO
     MANATI
     VEGA BAJA
     ARECIBO

* UNTIL 930 PM AST

* AT 851 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
HEAVY SHOWERS CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF 
PUERTO RICO. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED 
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES IS 
EXPECTED THROUGH 11 PM AND THIS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING.

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 1843 6695 1852 6695 1855 6658 1851 6653
      1851 6638 1841 6637 1838 6644

$$

EM

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 9, 6:30 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	3 hr
Feb 9, 9:29 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	91 min
Feb 9, 10:59 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	5 hr
Feb 9, 11:27 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	4 hr
Feb 10, 10:58 AM CST	Marine Weather Statement	JSJ	7 hr
Feb 10, 11:39 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2009 Every flash flood warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.