Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011

Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS JSJ

June 7, 2011

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2011, 9:34 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, 9:34 AM CDT (14:34 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2011, 12:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:34 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.

352 
WGCA52 TJSJ 071434
FFWSJU
PRC103-071730-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0058.110607T1434Z-110607T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1034 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
     NAGUABO

* UNTIL 130 PM AST

* AT 1029 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 BLANCO AT NAGUABO. 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. 

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 1823 6580 1824 6577 1819 6569 1817 6574

$$

OMS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
1 follow-up statement
663 
WGCA72 TJSJ 071725
FFSSJU

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

PRC103-071733-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-110607T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NAGUABO PR-
125 PM AST TUE JUN 7 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 130 PM AST FOR NAGUABO
MUNICIPALITY...

USGS RIVER SENSOR ON RIO BLANCO AT NAGUABO INDICATES THAT THE RIVER 
IS SLOWLY RECEDING. THE CURRENT RIVER STAGE IS 12.82 FEET AND 
FALLING. 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 1823 6580 1824 6577 1819 6569 1817 6574

$$

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, 8:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 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, 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.