Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 19, 2011, 12:42 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 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
- May 19, 2011, 12:42 PM CDT (17:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2011, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
The radar
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:43 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 191742
FFWSJU
PRC053-192045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0018.110519T1742Z-110519T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
142 PM AST THU MAY 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY
IN PUERTO RICO
FAJARDO
* UNTIL 445 PM AST
* AT 134 PM AST...THE RIVER GAGE ON THE FAJARDO RIVER INDICATED A
RIVER LEVEL OF 9.85 FEET. ALTHOUGH IT IS FALLING FOR THE
MOMENT...THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN THE VICINITY OF THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 3 AND HIGHWAY 53.
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 1830 6571 1834 6562 1830 6563 1827 6567
1826 6572
$$
SNELL
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN1 follow-up statement
382
WGCA72 TJSJ 192042
FFSSJU
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
442 PM AST THU MAY 19 2011
PRC053-192052-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110519T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FAJARDO PR-
442 PM AST THU MAY 19 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM AST FOR FAJARDO
MUNICIPALITY...
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA
HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS AT THIS TIME.
LAT...LON 1830 6571 1834 6562 1830 6563 1827 6567
1826 6572
$$
CASTRO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 4:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| May 19, 10:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| May 19, 10:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| May 19, 12:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| May 19, 12:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| May 19, 1:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 57 min | |
| May 19, 1:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| May 19, 2:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 111 min | |
| May 19, 6:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 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.