Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS JSJ

Issued

Sep 5, 2009, 8:22 AM CDT (13:22 UTC)

Expired

Sep 5, 2009, 11:15 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 051322
FFWSJU
PRC049-147-051615-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0039.090905T1322Z-090905T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
922 AM AST SAT SEP 5 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     CULEBRA
     VIEQUES

* UNTIL 1215 PM AST

* AT 919 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER CULEBRA    
  AND EASTERN VIEQUES. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE NEXT FEW      
  HOURS COULD TOTAL UP TO THREE INCHES. 

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN
JUAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 1825 6525 1823 6531 1815 6524 1808 6525
      1809 6553 1820 6548 1821 6531 1831 6543
      1840 6536 1834 6518

$$

RA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 051606
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1206 PM AST SAT SEP 5 2009

PRC049-147-051616-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-090905T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CULEBRA PR-VIEQUES PR-
1206 PM AST SAT SEP 5 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 PM AST FOR VIEQUES AND
CULEBRA MUNICIPALITIES...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA 
HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAINS REMAIN OVER THE 
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND CAN REDEVELOP OVER CULEBRA AND VIEQUES AT 
ANY TIME. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS 
EVENING.

LAT...LON 1825 6525 1823 6531 1815 6524 1808 6525
      1809 6553 1820 6548 1821 6531 1831 6543
      1840 6536 1834 6518

$$

RA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

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

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.