Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011

Flash Flood Warning 133, NWS JSJ

September 13, 2011

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Sep 13, 2011, 2:33 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
Sep 13, 2011, 2:33 AM CDT (07:33 UTC)
Expired
Sep 13, 2011, 8:30 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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.

539 
WGCA52 TJSJ 130733
FFWSJU
PRC021-045-105-135-131330-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0133.110913T0733Z-110913T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
333 AM AST TUE SEP 13 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     BAYAMON
     COMERIO
     NARANJITO
     TOA ALTA

* UNTIL 930 AM AST

* AT 326 AM AST...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE 
HEADWATERS OF THE LA PLATA BASIN HAS RESULTED IN LA PLATA RIVER TO 
RISE OUT OF ITS BANKS AT COMERIO. EXPECT FLOODING ALONG LYING AREAS 
ALONG THE LA PLATA RIVER FROM COMERIO NORTH TO NARANJITO.

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 1826 6622 1835 6625 1835 6621 1826 6620
      1819 6622 1820 6625

$$

ROSA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
1 follow-up statement
807 
WGCA72 TJSJ 131328
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
928 AM AST TUE SEP 13 2011

PRC021-045-105-135-131337-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0133.000000T0000Z-110913T1330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-COMERIO PR-NARANJITO PR-TOA ALTA PR-
928 AM AST TUE SEP 13 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND EXTENDED FOR TOA 
ALTA...NARANJITO...COMERIO AND BAYAMON MUNICIPALITIES...

LAT...LON 1826 6622 1835 6625 1835 6620 1826 6620
      1819 6622 1820 6625

$$

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
Sep 12, 7:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ5 hr
Sep 12, 8:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ93 min
Sep 12, 10:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Sep 12, 11:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Sep 13, 12:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ9 hr
Sep 13, 12:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ19 hr
Sep 13, 3:39 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ66 min
Sep 13, 3:48 AM CDTTornado WarningJSJ27 min
Sep 13, 4:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Sep 13, 4:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ2 hr
Sep 13, 5:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ78 min
Sep 13, 6:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Sep 13, 6:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Sep 13, 7:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Sep 13, 7:13 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ6 hr
Sep 13, 8:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Sep 13, 8:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Sep 13, 9:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Sep 13, 9:39 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ10 hr
Sep 13, 9:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Sep 13, 10:01 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ20 hr
Sep 13, 10:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Sep 13, 10:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ7 hr
Sep 13, 11:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ5 hr
Sep 13, 11:19 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ6 hr
Sep 13, 11:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ5 hr
Sep 13, 12:18 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ6 hr
Sep 13, 12:58 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ13 hr
Sep 13, 4:07 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.