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Areal Flood Advisory 331, NWS JSJ

September 13, 2012

NWS JSJ issued this areal flood advisory at Sep 13, 2012, 6:13 PM CDT. It was in force for 85 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 13, 2012, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired
Sep 13, 2012, 7:38 PM CDT
In force
85 min
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS JSJ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Sep 13, 2:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 2:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 13, 4:33 AM CDT, 13 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
533 AM AST THU SEP 13 2012

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-140945-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
THE NEARSHORE AND OFF SHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
533 AM AST THU SEP 13 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-140945-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
533 AM AST THU SEP 13 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 13, 12:31 PM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
131 PM AST THU SEP 13 2012

PRC081-131-131800-
LARES PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-
131 PM AST THU SEP 13 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEAR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
LARES AND SAN SEBASTIAN COUNTY LINE...

AT 128 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A NEAR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE COUNTY LINE BETWEEN SAN SEBASTIAN AND LARES
WITH MARBLE TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH WITH MOVEMENT NEARLY STATIONARY.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
Special weather statement, Sep 13, 12:35 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
135 PM AST THU SEP 13 2012

PRC081-131-131845-
LARES PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-
135 PM AST THU SEP 13 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NEAR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
LARES AND SAN SEBASTIAN COUNTY LINE...

AT 128 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A NEAR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE COUNTY LINE BETWEEN SAN SEBASTIAN
AND LARES WITH MARBLE TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WITH MOVEMENT NEARLY STATIONARY.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
Special weather statement, Sep 13, 12:39 PM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
COMUNICADO ESPECIAL SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES DEL TIEMPO
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR
131 PM AST JUEVES 13 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2012

PRC081-131-131800-
LARES PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-
131 PM AST JUEVES 13 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2012

...ADVERTENCIA DE TIEMPO SIGNIFICATIVO POR TRONADAS CASI SEVERAS
SOBRE SAN SEBASTIAN Y LARES...

A LAS 1:28 PM AST...EL RADAR DOPPLER INDICO UNA TRONADA CASI SEVERA
CERCA DEL LIMITE ENTRE SAN SEBASTIAN Y LAREAS CON GRANIZO DE TAMANO
DE CANICA A UN CENTAVO...LLUVIAS TORRENCIALES Y VIENTOS EN RAFAGAS
DE HASTA 45 MILLAS POR HORA CON UN MOVIMIENTO CASI ESTACIONARIO.

RELAMPAGOS INTENSOS HAN SIDO REPORTADOS CON ESTA TORMENTA. SI SE
ENCUENTRA AL AIRE LIBRE...MANTENGASE ALEJADO DE OBJETOS ALTOS COMO
LOS ARBOLES. MUEVASE AL INTERIOR SI ES POSIBLE. CUANDO ESTE BAJO
TECHO...MANTENGASE ALEJADO DE LAS VENTANAS Y PUERTAS Y EVITE USAR EL
TELEFONO A MENOS QUE SEA UNA EMERGENCIA. TRATE DE DESCONECTAR
CUALQUIER EQUIPO ELECTRICO INNECESARIO ANTES DE QUE AL TORMENTA SE
ACERQUE.
Special weather statement, Sep 13, 12:58 PM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
158 PM AST THU SEP 13 2012

PRC039-131830-
CIALES PR-
158 PM AST THU SEP 13 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
CIALES...

AT 151 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CIALES NEARLY STATIONARY OR DRIFTING WEST
NORTHWEST. THIS STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL TO THE SIZE OF PEAS
AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR.
Special weather statement, Sep 13, 1:06 PM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
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Local storm report, Sep 13, 5:37 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 13, 11:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Sep 13, 12:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Sep 13, 1:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Sep 13, 1:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in Puerto Rico, 2012Every areal flood advisory in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.