Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Areal Flood Warnings in 2012
Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this areal flood warning at Apr 14, 2012, 5:15 PM CDT. It was in force for 112 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2012, 5:15 PM CDT (22:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 7:07 PM CDT
- In force
- 112 min
- 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 22:14 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.
296 WGCA42 TJSJ 142215 FLWSJU BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 615 PM AST SAT APR 14 2012 PRC143-145-150115- /O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.W.0021.120414T2215Z-120415T0115Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VEGA ALTA PR-VEGA BAJA PR- 615 PM AST SAT APR 14 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... VEGA ALTA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VEGA ALTA... VEGA BAJA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VEGA BAJA... * UNTIL 915 PM AST RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS PRODUCED SHARP RISES ON CIBUCO RIVER AN ITS TRIBUTARIES AS WELL AS FLOODING IN ROADS AND STREETS. AT 605 PM AST...U.S.G.S RIVER SENSORS ALONG CIBUCO RIVER IN VEGA BAJA INDICATED THAT THE RIVER LEVEL WAS NEAR THE FLOOD STAGE AT 14.68 FEET AND CONTINUING RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET. AT 25 FEET...RIVER FLOOD ROADS 160...676 AND 688. MOTORISTS DRIVING ALONG THE CIBUCO RIVER IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 1849 6633 1840 6631 1839 6643 1850 6640 $$ ER
1 follow-up statement
437
WGCA82 TJSJ 150007
FLSSJU
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
807 PM AST SAT APR 14 2012
PRC143-145-150014-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120415T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VEGA ALTA PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
807 PM AST SAT APR 14 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR VEGA BAJA AND VEGA ALTA
MUNICIPALITIES...
RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ACROSS THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND ALLOW TIME FOR STREAMS...CREEKS AND
RIVERS TO RETURN TO NORMAL LEVELS.
LAT...LON 1849 6633 1840 6631 1839 6643 1850 6640
$$
ER
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HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUANThe office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:12 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | JSJ | 63 hr | |
| Apr 13, 7:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 9 hr | |
| Apr 14, 10:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 5 hr | |
| Apr 14, 10:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 7 hr | |
| Apr 14, 2:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| Apr 14, 3:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 17 min | |
| Apr 14, 3:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Apr 14, 3:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Apr 14, 6:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 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.