Flash Flood Warning 138, NWS JSJ

Issued

Sep 13, 2011, 11:02 AM CDT (16:02 UTC)

Expired

Sep 13, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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897 
WGCA52 TJSJ 131602
FFWSJU
PRC009-019-045-105-135-132100-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0138.110913T1602Z-110913T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1202 PM 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
     COMERIO
     AIBONITO
     BARRANQUITAS
     NARANJITO
     TOA ALTA

* UNTIL 500 PM AST

* AT 1155 AM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES WITH ANOTHER 
BAND OF RAINFALL DEVELOPING AND MOVING ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES 
THIS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS...CREEKS...STREAMS 
AND RIVERS. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOW CAN BE EXPECTED 
IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.  

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 6620 1826 6620
      1815 6622 1816 6631

$$

FIGUEROA

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

455 
WGCA72 TJSJ 132055
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
455 PM AST TUE SEP 13 2011

PRC009-019-045-105-135-132104-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0138.000000T0000Z-110913T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COMERIO PR-AIBONITO PR-BARRANQUITAS PR-NARANJITO PR-TOA ALTA PR-
455 PM AST TUE SEP 13 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM AST FOR TOA ALTA...
NARANJITO...BARRANQUITAS...AIBONITO AND COMERIO MUNICIPALITIES...

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. HOWEVER RIO LA PLATA 
CONTINUES OUT OF ITS BANKS. A FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY.

LAT...LON 1826 6622 1835 6625 1835 6620 1826 6620
      1815 6622 1816 6631

$$

CASTRO

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.