Alert archive / U.S. Virgin Islands / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 13, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood watch at Sep 11, 2011, 4:45 PM CDT. It took effect at Sep 11, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 46 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2011, 4:45 PM CDT (21:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 11, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2011, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
842 WGCA62 TJSJ 112145 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 545 PM AST SUN SEP 11 2011 PRZ001>004-012-013-VIZ001-002-120945- /O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0012.000000T0000Z-110912T1200Z/ /O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0013.110912T0000Z-110913T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-CULEBRA- VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA... SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT... CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST... CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST... GROVE PLACE 545 PM AST SUN SEP 11 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO... CULEBRA...EASTERN INTERIOR...NORTHEAST...SAN JUAN AND VICINITY... SOUTHEAST AND VIEQUES. IN VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AFTER 8 PM TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND HEAVIER AFTER 2 AM SUNDAY. FOR EASTERN PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND CULEBRA SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL AT LEAST DAYBREAK MONDAY. FEEDER BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM MARIA STILL APPEAR POSSIBLE ACROSS PUERTO RICO ESPECIALLY LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. FOR THIS REASON...THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE. * THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF LOCAL STREAMS...RIVERS AND GUTS AND LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. AREAS OF HIGHER CONCERN ARE THOSE THAT WERE ALREADY IMPACTED BY DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IRENE. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED... AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN. && $$
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153 WGCA62 TJSJ 120941 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 541 AM AST MON SEP 12 2011 PRZ001>004-012-013-VIZ001-002-122200- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-110913T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-CULEBRA- VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA... SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT... CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST... CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST... GROVE PLACE 541 AM AST MON SEP 12 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM AST TUESDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...EASTERN INTERIOR... NORTHEAST...SAN JUAN AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST AND VIEQUES. IN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX...ST THOMAS...ST JOHN AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS. * THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING * FEEDER BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM TROPICAL STORM MARIA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GRADUALLY LIFTING WEST NORTHWEST INTO EASTERN PUERTO RICO LATER TODAY...AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. FOR THIS REASON...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST TUESDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE. * THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF LOCAL STREAMS...RIVERS AND GUTS AND LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. AREAS OF HIGHER CONCERN ARE THOSE THAT WERE ALREADY IMPACTED BY DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IRENE. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED... AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN. && $$ BCS
363 WGCA62 TJSJ 121620 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1220 PM AST MON SEP 12 2011 PRZ001>004-012-013-VIZ001-002-130500- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-110913T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-CULEBRA- VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA... SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT... CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST... CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST... GROVE PLACE 1220 PM AST MON SEP 12 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM AST TUESDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...EASTERN INTERIOR... NORTHEAST...SAN JUAN AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST AND VIEQUES. IN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX...ST THOMAS...ST JOHN AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS. * THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING * FEEDER BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM TROPICAL STORM MARIA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GRADUALLY LIFTING WEST NORTHWEST INTO EASTERN PUERTO RICO LATER TODAY...AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. FOR THIS REASON...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST TUESDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE. * THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF LOCAL STREAMS...RIVERS AND GUTS AND LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. AREAS OF HIGHER CONCERN ARE THOSE THAT WERE ALREADY IMPACTED BY DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IRENE. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED... AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN. && $$ BCS
555 WGCA62 TJSJ 130055 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 855 PM AST MON SEP 12 2011 PRZ001>004-012-013-VIZ001-002-131300- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-110913T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-CULEBRA- VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA... SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT... CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST... CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST... GROVE PLACE 855 PM AST MON SEP 12 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...EASTERN INTERIOR... NORTHEAST...SAN JUAN AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST AND VIEQUES. IN VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS. * THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING * FEEDER BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM TROPICAL STORM MARIA WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOW LIFTING NORTH NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN PUERTO RICO...AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. FOR THIS REASON...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST TUESDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE AREAS. SO FAR AN OFFICIAL OBSERVATION SITE AT ROOSEVELT ROADS IN CEIBA HAD REPORTED 7.52 INCHES OF RAIN WITH THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...AND UNOFFICIAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES WERE REPORTED ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. * THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD RESULT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AS WELL AS RAPID RISES OF LOCAL STREAMS...RIVERS AND GUTS AND LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. AREAS OF HIGHER CONCERN ARE THOSE THAT WERE ALREADY IMPACTED BY DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IRENE. IN ADDITION...DEBRIS FLOW AND MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED... AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN. && $$ RAM/JJA/KN
248 WGCA62 TJSJ 130821 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 421 AM AST TUE SEP 13 2011 PRZ001-012-013-VIZ001-002-130930- /O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-110913T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE... CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY... CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE 421 AM AST TUE SEP 13 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED MORE TO THE WEST OVER SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO AND FLASH FLOODING APPEARS UNLIKELY IN THESE AREAS. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ PRZ002>004-132015- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-110913T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...FAJARDO...HUMACAO... GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS 421 AM AST TUE SEP 13 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... EASTERN INTERIOR...NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * FEEDER BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM MARIA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ALL OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY WITH RAPID IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO SIX INCHES APPEAR POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE THE RAIN PERSISTS THE LONGEST. ALTHOUGH SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER THE FLOOD WATCH AND THIS IS THE AREA THAT IS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE HEAVIEST RAINS THIS MORNING...THIS AREA IS TYPICALLY NOT AS FLOOD PRONE AS AREAS IN SOUTHEAST PUERTO RICO WITH RIVERS MUCH SLOWER TO RESPOND. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY OVER SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO TODAY AND FOR THIS REASON THIS AREA HAS NOT BEEN ADDED TO THE FLOOD WATCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED... AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN. && $$
019 WGCA62 TJSJ 132041 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 441 PM AST TUE SEP 13 2011 PRZ002>004-132200- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-110913T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...FAJARDO...HUMACAO... GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS 441 PM AST TUE SEP 13 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... EASTERN INTERIOR...NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST. * UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING * FEEDER BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM MARIA ALTHOUGH LESS FREQUENT WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. U.S.G.S AND REPORTS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS INDICATED THAT RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN AT DANGEROUSLY HIGH LEVELS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH AND EAST SECTIONS OF TH ISLANDS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES APPEAR POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE THE RAIN PERSISTS THE LONGEST. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE PRESET SITUATION AND A CAUSING RAPID RISES IN RIVERS AND STREAMS AND LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FOR THIS REASON THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT AT LEAST UNTIL 6 PM AST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED... AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN. && $$ RAM
581 WGCA62 TJSJ 132214 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 614 PM AST TUE SEP 13 2011 PRZ002>004-132315- /O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-110913T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...FAJARDO...HUMACAO... GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS 614 PM AST TUE SEP 13 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A EASTERN PUERTO RICO HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS THE RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL THAT WOULD LEAD TO FURTHER FLASH FLOODING...IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL THAT AFFECTED THE REGION HAS EITHER DIMINISHED OR MOVED OFF.FLASH FLOODING APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THE MOMENT...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 5:01 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | JSJ | 42 hr |
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Sources
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