Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2011, 3:38 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 27, 2011, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 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 20:39 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.
915
WGCA52 TJSJ 272038
FFWSJU
PRC009-019-041-045-280000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0040.110527T2038Z-110528T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
438 PM AST FRI MAY 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
CIDRA
COMERIO
AIBONITO
BARRANQUITAS
* UNTIL 800 PM AST
* AT 427 PM AST...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED
IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIO LA PLATA NEAR AIBONITO. AT 4:25 PM
AST...USGS SENSOR INDICATED THE RIVER AT 15.68 FEET AND RISING
RAPIDLY AND FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET. IN ADDITION...U.S.G.S. RIVER
SENSOR ALONG RIO LA PLATA NEAR COMERIO WERE RISING RAPIDLY AND WILL
GO PAST FLOOD STAGE WITHING THE NEXT 15 TO 30 MINUTES. 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.
IN MOUNTAINOUS OR HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER
CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT
ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES
AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 1819 6635 1824 6631 1827 6621 1816 6620
1810 6626
$$
ER
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 26, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 53 min | |
| May 26, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 57 min | |
| May 26, 10:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| May 27, 12:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| May 27, 1:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| May 27, 1:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| May 27, 2:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| May 27, 2:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| May 27, 5:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| May 27, 5:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 71 min |
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.