Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2011, 2:52 PM CDT. It was in force for 113 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
- Jun 4, 2011, 2:52 PM CDT (19:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2011, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 113 min
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
The radar
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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 041952
FFWSJU
PRC119-042245-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0045.110604T1952Z-110604T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
352 PM AST SAT JUN 4 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY
IN PUERTO RICO
RIO GRANDE
* UNTIL 645 PM AST
* AT 345 PM AST...WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA.
THIS WILL GENERATE A VERY FAST RISE TO FLOOD STAGE ON RIO ESPIRITU
SANTO AT RIO GRANDE. RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY.
OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS 645 PM AST.
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 1838 6584 1843 6582 1842 6578 1837 6580
1830 6580 1828 6583
$$
FIGUEROA
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN1 follow-up statement
990
WGCA72 TJSJ 042145
FFSSJU
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
545 PM AST SAT JUN 4 2011
PRC119-042153-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110604T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RIO GRANDE PR-
545 PM AST SAT JUN 4 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR RIO GRANDE
MUNICIPALITY...
RAIN HAS BECOME ISOLATED AND MUCH LIGHTER. THEREFORE...THE FLASH
FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS
ACROSS THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS
AND ALLOW TIME FOR STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS TO RETURN TO NORMAL
LEVELS. NEVERTHELESS...NEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE AREAS
LATER THIS EVENING AND COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOODING.
LAT...LON 1838 6584 1843 6582 1842 6578 1837 6580
1830 6580 1828 6583
$$
FIGUEROA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 6:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 43 min | |
| Jun 4, 1:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 101 min | |
| Jun 4, 2:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Jun 4, 2:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Jun 4, 2:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jun 4, 3:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jun 4, 3:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jun 4, 3:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jun 4, 3:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Jun 4, 5:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Jun 4, 5:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Jun 4, 6:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 14 hr | |
| Jun 4, 6:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 6 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.