Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 14, 2011, 2:26 PM CDT. It was in force for 75 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2011, 2:26 PM CDT (19:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2011, 3:41 PM CDT
- In force
- 75 min
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
The radar
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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.
020
WGCA52 TJSJ 141926
FFWSJU
PRC031-139-142230-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0011.110514T1926Z-110514T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
326 PM AST SAT MAY 14 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
TRUJILLO ALTO
CAROLINA
* UNTIL 630 PM AST
* AT 321 PM AST... THE RIVER GAGE AT QUEBRADA GRANDE WENT OVER FLOOD
STAGE OF 11 FEET. GATES HAVE BEEN OPENED IN THE CARRAIZO DAM AND THE
WATER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE. PERSON NEAR THIS RIVER SHOULD
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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 1845 6600 1843 6593 1834 6597 1834 6601
$$
SNELL
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN1 follow-up statement
635
WGCA72 TJSJ 142041
FFSSJU
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
441 PM AST SAT MAY 14 2011
PRC031-139-142049-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110514T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TRUJILLO ALTO PR-CAROLINA PR-
441 PM AST SAT MAY 14 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CAROLINA AND
TRUJILLO ALTO MUNICIPALITIES...
THE RIVER GAGE AT QUEBRADA GRANDE INDICATED THAT THE RIVER HAD
RECEDED UNDER FLOOD LEVELS. ALSO...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY. NO
SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS AT
THIS TIME.
LAT...LON 1845 6600 1843 6593 1834 6597 1834 6601
$$
JJA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 12:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| May 14, 12:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 113 min | |
| May 14, 12:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| May 14, 1:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 77 min | |
| May 14, 1:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| May 14, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 49 min | |
| May 14, 1:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| May 14, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 30 min | |
| May 14, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 5 min | |
| May 14, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 54 min | |
| May 14, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 101 min | |
| May 14, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| May 14, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 47 min | |
| May 14, 5:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| May 14, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 116 min | |
| May 14, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 2 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.