Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011

Flash Flood Warning 67, NWS JSJ

June 9, 2011

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 2011, 1:28 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 9, 2011, 1:28 PM CDT (18:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2011, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 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.

982 
WGCA52 TJSJ 091828
FFWSJU
PRC047-143-145-092030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0067.110609T1828Z-110609T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
228 PM AST THU JUN 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     COROZAL
     VEGA ALTA
     VEGA BAJA

* UNTIL 430 PM AST

* AT 223 PM AST...THE EMERGENCY MANAGER FROM VEGA ALTA REPORTS THAT 
THE MAVILLA RIVER IS FLOODING HIGHWAY 630 AND IS ALMOST OVER THE 
BRIDGE. THIS WATER WILL ENTER THE CIBUCO RIVER SOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

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 1850 6640 1849 6632 1845 6633 1839 6631
      1834 6628 1835 6637

$$

SNELL

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
1 follow-up statement
327 
WGCA72 TJSJ 092020
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
420 PM AST THU JUN 9 2011

PRC047-143-145-092030-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110609T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-VEGA ALTA PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
420 PM AST THU JUN 9 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM AST FOR VEGA BAJA...
VEGA ALTA AND COROZAL MUNICIPALITIES...

RAIN HAS DISSIPATED AND THE WATERS HAVE RECEDED IN AREA STREAMS AND 
RIVERS.

LAT...LON 1850 6640 1849 6632 1845 6633 1839 6631
      1834 6628 1835 6637

$$

ROSA

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 9, 11:05 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ61 min
Jun 9, 11:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ30 min
Jun 9, 12:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Jun 9, 12:49 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ41 min
Jun 9, 1:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ92 min
Jun 9, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ91 min
Jun 9, 3:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Jun 9, 4:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ2 hr
Jun 9, 5:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Jun 9, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ66 min

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.