Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 143, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Sep 19, 2011, 2:25 PM CDT. It was in force for 110 min. 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 19, 2011, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2011, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 110 min
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
The radar
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 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.
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WGCA52 TJSJ 191925
FFWSJU
PRC027-071-081-115-131-192115-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0143.110919T1925Z-110919T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
325 PM AST MON SEP 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
LARES
SAN SEBASTIAN
ISABELA
CAMUY
QUEBRADILLAS
* UNTIL 515 PM AST
* AT 316 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING OVER THE WARNED AREA. IN ADDITION THE
USGS RIVER GAGE AT RIO GUAJATACA IN LARES SHOWED THE RIVER OVER 17
FEET. HEAVY FLOWS WILL CONTINUE DOWN STREAM INTO LAGO GUAJATACA
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
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 1834 6696 1842 6697 1840 6690 1838 6686
1824 6682 1828 6687
$$
SNELL
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN1 follow-up statement
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WGCA72 TJSJ 192115
FFSSJU
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
515 PM AST MON SEP 19 2011
PRC027-071-081-115-131-192123-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0143.000000T0000Z-110919T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LARES PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-ISABELA PR-CAMUY PR-QUEBRADILLAS PR-
515 PM AST MON SEP 19 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM AST FOR
QUEBRADILLAS...CAMUY...ISABELA...SAN SEBASTIAN AND LARES
MUNICIPALITIES...
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA
MOVED AWAY. IN ADDITION...WATER LEVELS AT RIO GUAJATACA HAVE RECEDED
IN THE LAST HOUR.
LAT...LON 1834 6696 1842 6697 1840 6690 1838 6686
1824 6682 1828 6687
$$
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUANThe office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 11:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| Sep 19, 12:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 19, 12:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 113 min | |
| Sep 19, 2:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 117 min | |
| Sep 19, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 34 min | |
| Sep 19, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 31 min | |
| Sep 19, 5:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 19, 5:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 11 hr | |
| Sep 19, 5:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 19, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 58 min | |
| Sep 19, 6:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2011Every flash flood warning in 2011
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.