Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011

Flash Flood Warning 111, NWS JSJ

August 23, 2011

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 23, 2011, 1:41 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 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 23, 2011, 1:41 AM CDT (06:41 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2011, 7:33 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:41 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.

006 
WGCA52 TJSJ 230641
FFWSJU
PRC025-063-231245-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0111.110823T0641Z-110823T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
241 AM AST TUE AUG 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     CAGUAS
     GURABO

* UNTIL 845 AM AST

* AT 237 AM AST...SHOWERS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO FALL 
ACROSS THE LOIZA RIVER BASIN. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NEW RISES ALONG 
THE CAGUITAS AND CANA RIVERS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN LOW 
LYING AREAS ALONG THESE TWO RIVERS.

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 1831 6604 1830 6601 1827 6599 1824 6599
      1824 6602 1824 6603 1827 6604

$$

ROSA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
1 follow-up statement
283 
WGCA72 TJSJ 231233
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
833 AM AST TUE AUG 23 2011

PRC025-063-231241-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0111.000000T0000Z-110823T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAGUAS PR-GURABO PR-
833 AM AST TUE AUG 23 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR GURABO AND CAGUAS
MUNICIPALITIES...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA 
HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 
ACROSS THESE AREAS EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON 
HOURS...CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR ANY UPDATES ON FUTURE FLOODING IN 
THESE AREAS.

LAT...LON 1831 6604 1830 6601 1827 6599 1824 6599
      1824 6602 1824 6603 1827 6604

$$
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 22, 7:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Aug 22, 7:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ7 hr
Aug 22, 9:34 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryJSJ31 hr
Aug 22, 10:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ4 hr
Aug 22, 10:45 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyJSJ6 hr
Aug 22, 11:19 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ2 min
Aug 23, 12:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Aug 23, 1:51 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Aug 23, 3:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ119 min
Aug 23, 3:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ2 hr
Aug 23, 3:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ7 min
Aug 23, 3:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ2 hr
Aug 23, 4:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ114 min
Aug 23, 5:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ6 hr
Aug 23, 5:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ6 hr
Aug 23, 6:18 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyJSJ16 hr
Aug 23, 7:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Aug 23, 7:26 AM CDTTornado WarningJSJ19 min
Aug 23, 8:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJSJ34 min
Aug 23, 8:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJSJ30 min
Aug 23, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ119 min
Aug 23, 10:19 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ16 hr
Aug 23, 10:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ13 hr
Aug 23, 10:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJSJ43 min
Aug 23, 11:00 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Aug 23, 11:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ2 hr
Aug 23, 11:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ10 hr
Aug 23, 11:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ6 hr
Aug 23, 1:09 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ96 min
Aug 23, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJSJ36 min
Aug 23, 1:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ104 min
Aug 23, 2:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ10 hr
Aug 23, 3:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ5 hr
Aug 23, 3:38 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyJSJ3 hr
Aug 23, 3:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ10 hr
Aug 23, 4:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Aug 23, 5:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ6 hr
Aug 23, 6:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Aug 23, 6:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ7 hr
Aug 23, 6:53 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ6 hr

Nearby

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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.