Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS JSJ

Issued

Nov 19, 2009, 5:33 PM CST (23:33 UTC)

Expired

Nov 19, 2009, 8:30 PM CST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 192333
FFWSJU
PRC047-143-145-200230-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0071.091119T2333Z-091120T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
733 PM AST THU NOV 19 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     COROZAL
     VEGA ALTA
     VEGA BAJA

* UNTIL 1030 PM AST

* AT 728 PM AST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FOR THAT 
RIO CIBUCO AT VEGA BAJA NEAR ROAD 620 WAS OUT OF ITS BANK. 
ALSO...REPORTED THAT SAME RIVER UPSTREAM WAS CLOSE TO FULL BANK IN 
COROZAL. THEREFORE...FLASH FLOOD IS OCCURRING AT THIS PRESENT TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 1850 6633 1829 6631 1828 6635 1850 6640

$$

OB

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

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 200244
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1044 PM AST THU NOV 19 2009

PRC047-143-145-200300-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-091120T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-VEGA ALTA PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
1044 PM AST THU NOV 19 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR VEGA BAJA...VEGA ALTA AND
COROZAL MUNICIPALITIES...

AT 1036 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SHOWERS 
THAT WERE AFFECTING THESE MUNICIPALITIES EARLIER...HAD WEAKENED OR 
MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA. ALTHOUGH SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN COULD 
STILL AFFECT THE FORMER WARNING AREA FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...NO 
ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OR NEW FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED. 
THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

HOWEVER...THE RIO CIBUCO REMAINS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND WAS FLOODING 
SEVERAL ROADS IN VEGA BAJA. FOR THIS REASON...A FLOOD WARNING HAS 
BEEN ISSUED FOR VEGA ALTA AND VEGA BAJA UNTIL 415 AM AST FRIDAY DUE 
TO FLOODING ALONG RIO CIBUCO.

LAT...LON 1850 6633 1829 6631 1828 6635 1850 6640

$$

BCS

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.