Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011

Flash Flood Warning 79, NWS JSJ

July 14, 2011

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2011, 2:40 PM 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
Jul 14, 2011, 2:40 PM CDT (19:40 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2011, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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.

408 
WGCA52 TJSJ 141940
FFWSJU
PRC037-053-142230-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0079.110714T1940Z-110714T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
340 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
     CEIBA
     FAJARDO

* UNTIL 630 PM AST

* AT 330 PM AST...WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWER AND 
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 
IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS WILL GENERATE A VERY 
FAST RISE TO FLOOD STAGE ON THE RIO FAJARDO. 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 1830 6572 1833 6567 1836 6563 1830 6562
      1828 6563 1826 6570

$$

MARTINEZ

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
1 follow-up statement
264 
WGCA72 TJSJ 142225
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
625 PM AST THU JUL 14 2011

PRC037-053-142233-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110714T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CEIBA PR-FAJARDO PR-
625 PM AST THU JUL 14 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A FLOOD WARNING...

LAT...LON 1830 6572 1833 6567 1836 6563 1830 6562
      1827 6563 1826 6570

$$

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
Jul 13, 9:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Jul 14, 12:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Jul 14, 12:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Jul 14, 11:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Jul 14, 11:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ4 hr
Jul 14, 12:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ4 hr
Jul 14, 1:15 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ60 min
Jul 14, 1:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Jul 14, 2:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Jul 14, 2:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ2 hr
Jul 14, 2:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ2 hr
Jul 14, 3:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Jul 14, 3:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Jul 14, 5:32 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ3 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.