Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011

Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS JSJ

June 7, 2011

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2011, 8:12 AM 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 7, 2011, 8:12 AM CDT (13:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2011, 11:15 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:15 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.

354 
WGCA52 TJSJ 071312
FFWSJU
PRC109-071615-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0056.110607T1312Z-110607T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
912 AM AST TUE JUN 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO
     PATILLAS

* UNTIL 1215 PM AST

* AT 905 AM AST...WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE SHOWER 
ACTIVITY OVER THE WARNED AREA. THIS RAINFALL IN ADDITION TO THE 
RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...WILL GENERATE A VERY FAST RISE 
TO FLOOD STAGE ON RIO MARTIN AT PATILLAS. ALSO EXPECT RAPID RISES ON
THE SMALLER STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES IN THE WARNED AREA. 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 12:15 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 1805 6605 1807 6602 1797 6593 1798 6601

$$

OMS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
1 follow-up statement
464 
WGCA72 TJSJ 071609
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1209 PM AST TUE JUN 7 2011

PRC109-071618-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110607T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PATILLAS PR-
1209 PM AST TUE JUN 7 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 PM AST FOR PATILLAS
MUNICIPALITY...

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. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS 
POSSIBLE...AS A RESULT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 
MIDNIGHT.

LAT...LON 1805 6605 1807 6602 1797 6593 1798 6601

$$
OMS

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 7:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Jun 6, 7:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Jun 7, 12:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ6 hr
Jun 7, 1:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ8 hr
Jun 7, 6:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ6 hr
Jun 7, 7:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ10 hr
Jun 7, 8:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ6 hr
Jun 7, 8:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ6 hr
Jun 7, 8:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ8 hr
Jun 7, 9:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Jun 7, 1:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ118 min

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.