Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS JSJ

Issued

May 17, 2011, 6:27 AM CDT (11:27 UTC)

Expired

May 17, 2011, 9:30 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGCA52 TJSJ 171127
FFWSJU
PRC147-171430-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0013.110517T1127Z-110517T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
727 AM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO
     VIEQUES

* UNTIL 1030 AM AST

* AT 722 AM AST...WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWER AND 
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS VIEQUES...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN 
PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND. RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE 
TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED 
ROADWAY.

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 1814 6559 1816 6529 1811 6528 1805 6556

$$

MARTINEZ

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

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WGCA72 TJSJ 171438
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1038 AM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

PRC147-171445-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110517T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VIEQUES PR-
1038 AM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1030 AM AST 
FOR VIEQUES MUNICIPALITY...

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. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10:30 AM AST. A FLASH FLOOD 
WATCH WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE TO BE IN EFFECT FOR VIEQUES UNTIL 8:00 
PM AST.

HOWEVER...RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ACROSS THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN 
ALERT TO LEFTOVER PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND ALLOW TIME FOR 
STREAMS...CREEKS AND GUTS TO RETURN TO NORMAL LEVELS.

IN ADDITION...REDEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE 
COASTAL WATERS MAY LATER SPREAD ACROSS THE ISLAND LATER THIS 
AFTERNOON... RESULTING IN A NEW ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND 
POSSIBLE. THUS...ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD CONTINUE TO 
CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO 
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.     

LAT...LON 1814 6559 1816 6529 1811 6528 1805 6556

$$

RAM

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

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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.