Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011

Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS JSJ

June 4, 2011

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, 5:52 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

954 
WGCA52 TJSJ 042002 RRA
FFWSJU
PRC027-065-081-141-042300-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0047.110604T2002Z-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 MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     UTUADO
     LARES
     CAMUY
     HATILLO

* UNTIL 700 PM AST

* AT 400 PM AST...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED 
IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIO MANATI AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. MOTORISTS 
DRIVING ALONG THE RIO MANATI IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE 
EXTREME CAUTION. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1848 6686 1848 6680 1827 6678 1826 6685

$$

FIGUEROA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

2 follow-up statements

750 
WGCA52 TJSJ 042025 CCA
FFWSJU
PRC027-065-081-141-042300-
/O.COR.TJSJ.FF.W.0047.110604T2024Z-110604T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
424 PM AST SAT JUN 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     UTUADO
     LARES
     CAMUY
     HATILLO

* UNTIL 700 PM AST

* AT 400 PM AST...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED
  IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIO CAMUY ITS TRIBUTARIES. MOTORISTS
  DRIVING ALONG THE RIO MANATI IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD
  EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1848 6686 1848 6680 1827 6678 1826 6685

$$

FIGUEROA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

671 
WGCA72 TJSJ 042252
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
652 PM AST SAT JUN 4 2011

PRC027-065-081-141-042250-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110604T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
UTUADO PR-LARES PR-CAMUY PR-HATILLO PR-
652 PM AST SAT JUN 4 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR HATILLO...CAMUY...
LARES AND UTUADO MUNICIPALITIES...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS PREVAIL 
ACROSS THIS AREA. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS 
EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS AT THIS TIME AND FOR THAT REASON THE 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THESE MUNICIPALITIES.  

HOWEVER...THE USGS RIVER GAGE SENSOR AT RIO CAMUY AND ITS 
TRIBUTARIES INDICATED THAT THE RIVER LEVEL CONTINUES ABOVE FLOOD 
STAGE...AND FOR THAT REASON...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE 
REPLACED BY A RIVER OR FLOOD WARNING. 

LAT...LON 1848 6686 1848 6680 1827 6678 1826 6685

$$

FIGUEROA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	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

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2011 Every 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.