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Flash Flood Warning 86, NWS JSJ

August 30, 2010

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 30, 2010, 7:15 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 30, 2010, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
Expired: Aug 30, 2010, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS JSJ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 30, 5:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 5:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 30, 7:05 AM CDT, 12 hours 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN...DELAYED
ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
805 AM AST MON AUG 30 2010

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-311215-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
THE NEARSHORE AND OFF SHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
805 AM AST MON AUG 30 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HURRICANE EARL WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK WEST NORTHWEST AND WILL PASS
BETWEEN 75-100 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE LOCAL AREA. A HURRICANE
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL PUERTO RICO.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT AND FLASH
FLOOD MESSAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HURRICANE WATCH WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR ALL PUERTO
RICO...CULEBRA...AND VIEQUES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...RAIN INFORMATION WILL BE APPRECIATED.

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-311215-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
805 AM AST MON AUG 30 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT AND FLASH
FLOOD MESSAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUE FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...RAIN INFORMATION WILL BE
APPRECIATED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 1:19 PM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before

PRC001-013-017-027-039-043-054-055-059-065-071-073-075-079-081-083-09
1-093-101-107-111-113-115-121-125-131-133-141-145-149-153-302045-

COMUNICADO ESPECIAL SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES DEL TIEMPO
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR
151 PM AST LUNES 30 DE AGOSTO DE 2010

EL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN HA EMITIDO UN
COMUNICADO ESPECIAL SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES DEL TIEMPO EN EFECTO HASTA
LAS 445 PM AST PARA LAS PERSONAS EN LOS SIGUIENTES MUNICIPIOS

EN PUERTO RICO
    ISABELA...CIALES...COAMO...FLORIDA...JAYUYA...ADJUNTAS...
MARICAO...OROCOVIS...MOROVIS...QUEBRADILLAS...SABANA GRANDE...
SAN GERMAN...SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...YAUCO...VILLALBA...LAS
MARIAS...LARES...GUAYANILLA...BARCELONETA...CAMUY...GUANICA...
HATILLO...JUANA DIAZ...MANATI...PONCE...VEGA BAJA...SANTA
ISABEL...PENUELAS...LAJAS Y ARECIBO

A LA 140 PM AST...EL RADAR DOPPLER INDICO UNA BANDA DE NUMEROSAS
TRONADAS CON AGUACEROS FUERTES ASOCIADAS CON EL HURACAN EARL
MOVIENDOSE HACIA LA MITAD OESTE DE PUERTO RICO. ESTAS TRONADAS
PRODUCIRAN AGUACEROS AMPLIOS CON TOTALES DE 2 A 4 PULGADAS ESTA
TARDE...CON MAS LLUVIA EN AREAS AISLADAS CUAL PODRAN CAUSAR
INUNDACIONES. ADICIONALMENTE...LAS TRONADAS TIENEN LA AMENAZA DE
PRODUCIR TORNADOS.

GV/LR

Local storm report, Aug 30, 2:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
343 PM AST MON AUG 30 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 W CHARLOTTE AMALIE    18.34N 64.98W
08/30/2010  M54 MPH          SAINT THOMAS       VI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGERS FROM SAINT THOMAS INDICATED THE ROOF
            OVER THE FUEL PUMPS AT THE GAS STATION IN FRONT OF THE
            AIRPORT ENTRANCE WAS BLOW OFF. ASOS REPORTED 54 MPH WIND
            GUST AT 1115 AM.

&&

LROSA

Local storm report, Aug 30, 2:46 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
346 PM AST MON AUG 30 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 AM     FLOOD            2 SSE CAGUAS            18.21N 66.03W
08/30/2010                   CAGUAS             PR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROAD 765 IN CAGUAS WAS REPORTED IMPASSABLE DUE TO SMALL A
            STREAM OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING A LOW CROSSING
            BRIDGE.

&&

LROSA

Local storm report, Aug 30, 6:33 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 30, 7:00 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 30, 7:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JSJ	6 hr
Aug 30, 8:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JSJ	6 hr
Aug 31, 5:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JSJ	10 hr
Aug 31, 6:41 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	JSJ	63 hr
Aug 31, 8:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	7 hr
Aug 31, 10:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	5 hr
Aug 30, 10:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	6 hr
Aug 31, 12:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	77 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2010 Every flash flood warning in 2010

Sources

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