Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS JSJ

Issued

Aug 24, 2012, 7:43 AM CDT (12:43 UTC)

Expired

Aug 24, 2012, 10:45 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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675 
WGCA52 TJSJ 241243
FFWSJU
PRC043-057-059-075-111-113-123-133-149-241545-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0030.120824T1243Z-120824T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
843 AM AST FRI AUG 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     COAMO
     GUAYAMA
     GUAYANILLA
     JUANA DIAZ
     PENUELAS
     PONCE
     SALINAS
     SANTA ISABEL
     VILLALBA

* UNTIL 1145 AM AST

* AT 900 AM AST...WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY TO MODERATE 
SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF THEM WITH EMBEDDED HEAVY 
DOWNPOURS...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS RAINFALL IN 
ADDITION TO THE RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...WILL RESULT IN 
RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. 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 1797 6645 1798 6646 1797 6676 1799 6677
      1797 6678 1797 6680 1813 6679 1811 6673
      1813 6671 1813 6633 1808 6625 1810 6622
      1805 6620 1804 6615 1797 6609

$$

OMS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

279 
WGCA72 TJSJ 241544
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1144 AM AST FRI AUG 24 2012

PRC043-057-059-075-111-113-123-133-149-241550-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120824T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-GUAYAMA PR-GUAYANILLA PR-JUANA DIAZ PR-PENUELAS PR-PONCE PR-
SALINAS PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-VILLALBA PR-
1144 AM AST FRI AUG 24 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 AM AST FOR VILLALBA...
SANTA ISABEL...SALINAS...PONCE...PENUELAS...JUANA DIAZ...
GUAYANILLA...GUAYAMA AND COAMO MUNICIPALITIES...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA 
HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY. HOWEVER...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...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE GUAYANILLA AND PONCE AREA WHERE THE 
INABON AND CERRILLOS RIVERS WERE OUT OF ITS BANKS. IN ADDITION...A 
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES.

LAT...LON 1797 6645 1798 6646 1797 6676 1799 6677
      1797 6678 1797 6680 1813 6679 1811 6673
      1813 6671 1813 6633 1808 6625 1810 6622
      1805 6620 1804 6615 1797 6609

$$
OMS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2012Every flash flood warning in 2012

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.