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Areal Flood Warning 36, NWS JSJ

October 26, 2012

NWS JSJ issued this areal flood warning at Oct 26, 2012, 6:26 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2012, 6:26 AM CDT (11:26 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2012, 2:20 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 warning went out at Oct 26, 4:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 4:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 26, 5:55 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
655 AM AST FRI OCT 26 2012

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-271100-
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-
655 AM AST FRI OCT 26 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...INCREASING
THE SHOWER COVERAGE ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION. OVERNIGHT HOURS HAVE
GENERATED SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS THROUGH MAINLAND PUERTO RICO
THEREFORE INCREASING THE FLOODING POTENTIAL...FOR THAT REASON A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

LARGE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS LATE SUNDAY AND
PEAK ON MONDAY...AND THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH THE END OF NEXT
WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS WILL BE APPRECIATED

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-271100-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
655 AM AST FRI OCT 26 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

LARGE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS LATE SUNDAY AND
PEAK ON MONDAY...AND THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH THE END OF NEXT
WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 26, 2:54 AM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
354 AM AST FRI OCT 26 2012

PRC023-079-125-260945-
LAJAS PR-SAN GERMAN PR-CABO ROJO PR-
354 AM AST FRI OCT 26 2012

AT 348 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LAJAS...SAN GERMAN AND
CABO ROJO. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE STEADILY NORTH
THROUGH AT LEAST 545 AM AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

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, Oct 26, 3:09 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
COMUNICADO ESPECIAL SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES DEL TIEMPO
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR
354 AM EDT VIERNES 26 DE OCTUBRE DE 2012

PRC023-079-125-260945-
LAJAS PR-SAN GERMAN PR-CABO ROJO PR-
354 AM EDT VIERNES 26 DE OCTUBRE DE 2012

A LAS 3:48 AM AST...EL RADAR DOPPLER INDICO FUERTES TRONADAS
AFECTANDO LOS MUNICIPIOS DE LAJAS...SAN GERMAN Y CABO ROJO. ESTAS
TORMENTAS CONTINUAN MOVIENDOSE CONSISTENTEMENTE HACIA EL NORTE HASTA
AL MENOS LAS 5:45 AM AST Y ESTARA ACOMPANADA DE RELAMPAGOS
FRECUENTES...RAFAGAS DE VIENTO ENTRE 35 Y 40 MPH Y FUERTES LLUVIAS.

SE HA REPORTADO INTENSOS RELAMPAGOS CON ESTAS TORMENTAS. SI SE
ENCUENTRA AFUERA...MANTENGASE ALEJADO DE OBJETOS ALTOS COMO ARBOLES.
MUEVASE ADENTRO DE UNA ESTRUCTURA SI ES POSIBLE. CUANDO ESTA ADENTRO
MANTENGASE ALEJADO DE PUERTAS Y VENTANAS EVITE USAR TELEFONOS A
MENOS QUE SEA UNA EMERGENCIA. TRATE DE DESENCHUFAR ENSERES
ELECTRICOS ANTES QUE SE ACERQUE LA TORMENTA.

EM/CAM

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 25, 8:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ118 min
Oct 25, 10:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ119 min
Oct 26, 12:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Oct 26, 12:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Oct 26, 2:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Oct 26, 4:14 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Oct 26, 4:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Oct 26, 4:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchJSJ9 hr
Oct 26, 4:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ111 min
Oct 26, 5:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ5 hr
Oct 26, 5:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ119 min
Oct 26, 5:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Oct 26, 6:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ118 min
Oct 26, 6:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Oct 26, 7:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ115 min
Oct 26, 8:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Oct 26, 8:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ4 hr
Oct 26, 8:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Oct 26, 10:12 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ4 hr
Oct 26, 10:57 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ12 hr
Oct 26, 10:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Oct 26, 12:26 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ8 hr
Oct 26, 3:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ4 hr
Oct 26, 5:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Oct 26, 5:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 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.