Flash Flood Warning 93, NWS JSJ

Issued

Aug 3, 2011, 10:27 AM CDT (15:27 UTC)

Expired

Aug 3, 2011, 1:15 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGCA52 TJSJ 031527
FFWSJU
PRC037-053-089-103-119-147-031815-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0093.110803T1527Z-110803T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1127 AM AST WED AUG 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED AND 
EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     LUQUILLO
     NAGUABO
     CEIBA
     FAJARDO
     RIO GRANDE
     VIEQUES

* UNTIL 215 PM AST

* AT 1117 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS APPROACHING THE WARNED AREA. IN 
ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT VIEQUES. THE AREA RIVERS 
ARE STILL SWOLLEN AND THERE IS FLOODING ALONG THE RIVERS AND ROADS. 
THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED...AND EXPANDED 
TO INCLUDE VIEQUES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE
SUBJECT TO FLOODING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO AVOID ROADS WHERE
EXCESSIVE PONDING IS OBSERVED.

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 1812 6525 1805 6560 1810 6563 1816 6560
      1815 6569 1843 6586 1838 6563 1833 6556
      1824 6553 1820 6536

$$

JJA/AAS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

643 
WGCA72 TJSJ 031810
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
210 PM AST WED AUG 3 2011

PRC037-053-089-103-119-147-031820-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0093.000000T0000Z-110803T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUQUILLO PR-NAGUABO PR-CEIBA PR-FAJARDO PR-RIO GRANDE PR-VIEQUES PR-
210 PM AST WED AUG 3 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 215 PM AST FOR VIEQUES...
RIO GRANDE...FAJARDO...CEIBA...NAGUABO AND LUQUILLO MUNICIPALITIES...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA 
HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS 
EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...RESIDENTS SHOULD 
ALLOW TIME FOR RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RETURN TO THEIR NORMAL LEVELS.

LAT...LON 1812 6525 1805 6560 1810 6563 1816 6560
      1815 6569 1843 6586 1838 6563 1833 6556
      1824 6553 1820 6536

$$

JJA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2011Every flash flood warning in 2011

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.