Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Apr 14, 2011, 1:44 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2011, 1:44 PM CDT (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2011, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
The radar
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
547
WGCA52 TJSJ 141844
FFWSJU
PRC081-131-142145-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0001.110414T1844Z-110414T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
244 PM AST THU APR 14 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
SAN SEBASTIAN
LARES
* UNTIL 545 PM AST
* AT 238 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER LARES
AND SAN SEBASTIAN. THESE SHOWERS ARE NEARLY STATIONARY PRODUCING
RAINFALL OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR. ALSO...THE U.S.G.S RIVER SENSOR
INDICATED RIO GUAJATACA IN LARES WAS OVER FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUING
RISING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 1838 6696 1835 6683 1824 6684 1827 6697
$$
CASTRO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN1 follow-up statement
987
WGCA72 TJSJ 142139
FFSSJU
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
539 PM AST THU APR 14 2011
PRC081-131-142148-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110414T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN SEBASTIAN PR-LARES PR-
539 PM AST THU APR 14 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM AST FOR LARES AND
SAN SEBASTIAN MUNICIPALITIES...
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA
HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS AT THIS TIME.
LAT...LON 1838 6696 1835 6683 1824 6684 1827 6697
$$
MARTINEZ
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUANThe office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 12:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Apr 14, 12:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Apr 14, 1:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Apr 14, 2:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 114 min | |
| Apr 14, 3:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 104 min | |
| Apr 14, 3:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 96 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2011Every flash flood warning in 2011
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.