Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011

Flash Flood Warning 101, NWS JSJ

August 22, 2011

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2011, 5:56 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 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
Aug 22, 2011, 5:56 AM CDT (10:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2011, 10:15 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

The text

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

519 
WGCA52 TJSJ 221056
FFWSJU
PRC017-039-091-221345-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0101.110822T1056Z-110822T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
656 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     CIALES
     BARCELONETA
     MANATI

* UNTIL 945 AM AST

* AT 647 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
FOR PERSISTENT RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. IN ADDITION...USGS RIVER 
SENSORS INDICATE THAT THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI IN MANATI CONTINUES 
TO RISE AND IS APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE. AT ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 25 
FEET... THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI FLOODS ROAD 666 IN SECTOR CACHETE 
AND THREATENS ROAD 667 IN SECTOR CACHETE AS WELL.

FOR THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI NEAR MANATI- MANP4
     FLOOD STAGE - 25 FEET.
     AT 647 AM AST...THE USGS SENSOR INDICATED THE RIVER HAD RISEN   
     TO 23.81 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

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 1848 6657 1850 6651 1833 6644 1830 6649

$$

JJA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
2 follow-up statements
517 
WGCA52 TJSJ 221334
FFWSJU
PRC017-039-091-221515-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110822T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
934 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     CIALES
     BARCELONETA
     MANATI

* UNTIL 1115 AM AST

* AT 923 AM AST...USGS RIVER SENSORS STILL INDICATE THAT THE RIO 
GRANDE DE MANATI IN CIALES IS STILL OUT OF ITS BANKS AND RECEDING 
SLOWLY. THERE IS STILL RUNOFF ACROSS THE BASIN AS WELL AS 
PERSISTENT LIGHT RAIN...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN 
EXTENDED UNTIL 1115 AM.

FOR THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI FROM CIALES TO MANATI
     FLOOD STAGE CIALES - 10 FEET. FLOOD STAGE MANATI - 25           
     FEET. AT 923 AM AST...THE USGS SENSORS INDICATED THE RIVERS     
     WERE AT...23.40 FEET IN MANATI AND RECEDING...AND 10.63 FEET IN 
     CIALES AND SLOWLY RECEDING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 1848 6657 1850 6651 1833 6644 1830 6649

$$

JJA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
090 
WGCA72 TJSJ 221516
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1116 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

PRC017-039-091-221525-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110822T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CIALES PR-BARCELONETA PR-MANATI PR-
1116 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING FOR 
THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI IN MANATI...BARCELONETA AND CIALES 
MUNICIPALITIES...


LAT...LON 1848 6657 1850 6651 1833 6644 1830 6649

$$

JJA/AAS

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 8:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ12 hr
Aug 21, 10:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ9 hr
Aug 21, 11:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ10 hr
Aug 22, 6:26 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryJSJ13 hr
Aug 22, 6:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ5 hr
Aug 22, 7:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ2 hr
Aug 22, 8:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ2 hr
Aug 22, 9:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ21 hr
Aug 22, 10:14 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ58 hr
Aug 22, 10:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ6 hr
Aug 22, 12:20 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ13 hr
Aug 22, 12:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Aug 22, 2:33 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ9 hr
Aug 22, 3:51 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ9 hr
Aug 22, 4:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ6 hr
Aug 22, 5:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ6 hr
Aug 22, 5:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ7 hr

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.