Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Mar 29, 2012, 9:33 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2012, 9:33 PM CDT (02:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
The radar
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGCA52 TJSJ 300233
FFWSJU
PRC119-300530-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0013.120330T0233Z-120330T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1033 PM AST THU MAR 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY
IN PUERTO RICO
RIO GRANDE
* UNTIL 130 AM AST
* AT 1028 PM AST...WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWER
ACTIVITY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. THIS HAS RESULTED IN
SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIO ESPIRITU SANTO AT RIO GRANDE. RESIDENTS IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER
TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 1842 6582 1841 6578 1834 6582 1834 6584
$$
OMS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN1 follow-up statement
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WGCA72 TJSJ 300521
FFSSJU
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
121 AM AST FRI MAR 30 2012
PRC119-300531-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120330T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RIO GRANDE PR-
121 AM AST FRI MAR 30 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 130 AM AST FOR RIO GRANDE
MUNICIPALITY...
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA
HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS AT THIS TIME.
RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ACROSS THESE AREAS SHOULD HOWEVER BE ALERT TO
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND ALLOW TIME FOR STREAMS...CREEKS AND
RIVERS TO RETURN TO NORMAL LEVELS.
LAT...LON 1842 6582 1841 6578 1834 6582 1834 6584
$$
JJA
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUANThe office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 7:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 8 hr | |
| Mar 29, 7:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 118 min | |
| Mar 29, 8:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 29, 9:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 86 min | |
| Mar 29, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 53 min | |
| Mar 29, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 93 min | |
| Mar 30, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 60 min | |
| Mar 30, 3:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 111 min | |
| Mar 30, 7:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 30, 10:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 30, 10:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Mar 30, 10:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 30, 11:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 77 min | |
| Mar 30, 11:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 30, 2:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 118 min | |
| Mar 30, 3:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 94 min | |
| Mar 30, 4:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 7 hr | |
| Mar 30, 5:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 51 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2012Every flash flood warning 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.