Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 77, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2011, 2:27 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
- Jul 14, 2011, 2:27 PM CDT (19:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2011, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
The radar
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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.
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WGCA52 TJSJ 141927
FFWSJU
PRC031-087-127-142130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0077.110714T1927Z-110714T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
327 PM AST THU JUL 14 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
SAN JUAN
CAROLINA
LOIZA
* UNTIL 530 PM AST
* AT 325 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SERIES OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS UP
TO 30 MPH AND RAIN RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SAN
SEBASTIAN DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SECTIONS OF SAN SEBASTIAN.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
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 1846 6607 1846 6604 1845 6603 1846 6600
1845 6590 1837 6593 1840 6605 1848 6610
1848 6608
$$
EM
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN1 follow-up statement
063
WGCA72 TJSJ 142126
FFSSJU
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
526 PM AST THU JUL 14 2011
PRC031-087-127-142136-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110714T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAROLINA PR-SAN JUAN PR-LOIZA PR-
526 PM AST THU JUL 14 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM AST FOR LOIZA...SAN
JUAN AND CAROLINA MUNICIPALITIES...
LAT...LON 1846 6607 1846 6604 1845 6603 1846 6600
1845 6590 1837 6593 1840 6605 1848 6610
1848 6608
$$
MARTINEZ
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 13, 9:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jul 14, 12:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jul 14, 12:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jul 14, 11:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jul 14, 11:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| Jul 14, 12:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| Jul 14, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 60 min | |
| Jul 14, 1:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jul 14, 2:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jul 14, 2:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Jul 14, 2:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jul 14, 3:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jul 14, 3:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jul 14, 5:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr |
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.