Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 2011, 3:02 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
- Jun 4, 2011, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
The radar
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 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.
800
WGCA52 TJSJ 042002
FFWSJU
PRC127-042300-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0046.110604T2002Z-110604T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
402 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
SAN JUAN
* UNTIL 700 PM AST
* AT 355 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
TO INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING ACROSS SAN JUAN AND VICINITY.
IN ADDITION...U.S.G.S. RIVER SENSOR THAT THE LEVELS OF RIO PIEDRAS
WERE RISING RAPIDLY AND WILL GO PAST FLOOD STAGE WITHING THE NEXT 5
MINUTES.
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 1839 6610 1844 6609 1845 6608 1840 6604
1834 6604 1830 6608
$$
ER
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN1 follow-up statement
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WGCA72 TJSJ 042258
FFSSJU
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
658 PM AST SAT JUN 4 2011
PRC127-042303-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110604T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN PR-
658 PM AST SAT JUN 4 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM AST FOR SAN JUAN
MUNICIPALITY...
AT 655 PM AST...ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
INTENSITY REMAIN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ALSO...USGS SENSORS
INDICATE THAT RIVER LEVELS HAVE CRESTED AND ARE NOW FALLING....AND
IS NOT EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE FOR SAN JUAN.
RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ACROSS THESE AREAS SHOULD HOWEVER BE ALERT
TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND ALLOW TIME FOR STREAMS...CREEKS
AND RIVERS TO RETURN TO NORMAL LEVELS.
LAT...LON 1839 6610 1844 6609 1845 6608 1840 6604
1834 6604 1830 6608
$$
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 2:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 113 min | |
| 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 |
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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.