Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011

Flash Flood Warning 50, NWS JSJ

June 5, 2011

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jun 5, 2011, 7:36 PM CDT. It was in force for 2 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 5, 2011, 7:36 PM CDT (00:36 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2011, 9:38 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:39 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.

978 
WGCA52 TJSJ 060036
FFWSJU
PRC109-060330-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0050.110606T0036Z-110606T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
836 PM AST SUN JUN 5 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO
     PATILLAS

* UNTIL 1130 PM AST

* HEAVY RAINS ACROSS SOUTHEAST PUERTO RICO HAS CAUSED SHARP RISES ON 
RIO MARIN ACROSS THE MUNICIPALITY OF PATILLAS. AT 830 PM AST...THE 
RIVER WAS AT 12.28 FEET AND RISING RAPIDLY. THE FOOD STAGE OF THE 
RIVER IS 10 FEET. IN ADDITION...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS 
REPORTED SOME FLOODING ALONG ROADS. 

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 1806 6606 1807 6600 1799 6597 1798 6601

$$

FIGUEROA

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

2 follow-up statements

216 
WGCA52 TJSJ 060041 CCA
FFWSJU
PRC109-060330-
/O.COR.TJSJ.FF.W.0050.110606T0040Z-110606T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
840 PM AST SUN JUN 5 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO
     PATILLAS

* UNTIL 1130 PM AST

* HEAVY RAINS ACROSS SOUTHEAST PUERTO RICO HAS CAUSED SHARP RISES
  ON RIO MARIN ACROSS THE MUNICIPALITY OF PATILLAS. AT 830 PM
  AST...THE RIVER WAS AT 10.28 FEET AND RISING RAPIDLY. THE FLOOD STAGE
  OF THE RIVER IS 10 FEET. IN ADDITION...LOCAL EMERGENCY
  MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SOME FLOODING ALONG ROADS.

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 1806 6606 1807 6600 1799 6597 1798 6601

$$

FIGUEROA

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

943 
WGCA72 TJSJ 060238
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1038 PM AST SUN JUN 5 2011

PRC109-060246-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110606T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PATILLAS PR-
1038 PM AST SUN JUN 5 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PATILLAS
MUNICIPALITY...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS PREVAIL 
ACROSS THIS AREA AND THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED FOR THIS MUNICIPALITY.  

LAT...LON 1806 6606 1807 6600 1799 6597 1798 6601

$$

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 6, 4:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	4 hr
Jun 6, 5:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	4 hr
Jun 6, 6:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr

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.