Flash Flood Warning 127, NWS JSJ

Issued

Sep 8, 2011, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)

Expired

Sep 8, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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883 
WGCA52 TJSJ 082002
FFWSJU
PRC003-005-099-082300-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0127.110908T2002Z-110908T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
402 PM AST THU SEP 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     MOCA
     AGUADILLA
     AGUADA

* UNTIL 700 PM AST

* AT 357 PM AST...USGS RIVER SENSORS INDICATED THAT THE RIO 
CULEBRINAS IN MOCA WAS CLOSE TO FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUED TO RISE. 
THIS RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ALONG ITS LENGTH AS IT GOES THROUGH 
AGUADILLA AND AGUADA. ROAD 111 AND 125 MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE FLOOD 
WATERS OF THIS RIVER.

FOR THE RIO CULEBRINAS NEAR MOCA - MOCP4
     FLOOD STAGE - 24 FEET.
     AT 357 PM AST THE USGS SENSOR INDICATED THE RIVER HAD RISEN     
     TO...23.71 FEET.
     

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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 6704 1833 6704 1839 6720 1841 6719
      1842 6717

$$

JJA

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

670 
WGCA72 TJSJ 082301
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
701 PM AST THU SEP 8 2011

PRC003-005-099-082303-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0127.000000T0000Z-110908T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MOCA PR-AGUADILLA PR-AGUADA PR-
701 PM AST THU SEP 8 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM AST FOR 
AGUADA...AGUADILLA AND MOCA MUNICIPALITIES...THE RAINFALL THAT 
AFFECTED THIS AREA HAS DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY AND USGS RIVER 
SENSORS INDICATE THAT THE RIO CULEBRINAS HAS GONE BELOW FLOOD 
STAGE.

FOR THE RIO CULEBRINAS NEAR MOCA - MOCP4
     FLOOD STAGE - 24 FEET.
     AT 650 PM AST THE USGS SENSOR INDICATED THE RIVER HAD           
     RECEDED TO 21.91 FEET.

LAT...LON 1838 6704 1833 6704 1839 6720 1841 6719
      1842 6717

$$

JJA

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

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2011Every flash flood warning in 2011

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.