Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 75, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2011, 9:43 AM CDT. It was in force for 107 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2011, 9:43 AM CDT (14:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2011, 11:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 107 min
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
The radar
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:45 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.
921
WGCA52 TJSJ 121443
FFWSJU
PRC037-053-121630-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0075.110712T1443Z-110712T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1043 AM AST TUE JUL 12 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
CEIBA
FAJARDO
* UNTIL 1230 PM AST
* AT 1033 AM AST...USGS RIVER SENSOR INDICATED THAT RIO FAJARDO WAS
OUT OF ITS BANKS AND CONTINUED TO RISE. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO
FLOOD ROAD 3 AND HIGHWAY 53 DOWNSTREAM.
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 1829 6562 1826 6572 1826 6574 1829 6574
1836 6563
$$
JJA/BCS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN1 follow-up statement
285
WGCA72 TJSJ 121624
FFSSJU
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1224 PM AST TUE JUL 12 2011
PRC037-053-121634-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110712T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CEIBA PR-FAJARDO PR-
1224 PM AST TUE JUL 12 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 PM AST FOR FAJARDO AND
CEIBA MUNICIPALITIES...
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA
HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY. RIO FAJARDO IS NOW UNDER FLOOD STAGE
AND CONTINUES TO RECEDE. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS AT THIS TIME.
LAT...LON 1829 6562 1826 6572 1826 6574 1829 6574
1836 6563
$$
JJA/BCS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUANThe office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 8:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jul 12, 9:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 110 min | |
| Jul 12, 11:30 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 60 min | |
| Jul 12, 4:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 114 min | |
| Jul 12, 6:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 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.