Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS JSJ

Issued

Oct 26, 2012, 4:14 AM CDT (09:14 UTC)

Expired

Oct 26, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGCA52 TJSJ 260914
FFWSJU
PRC059-111-153-261200-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0035.121026T0914Z-121026T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
514 AM AST FRI OCT 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     GUAYANILLA
     PENUELAS
     YAUCO

* UNTIL 800 AM AST

* AT 503 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY   
RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. PERSISTENT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
HAVE BEEN AFFECTING THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 
INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA IN THE LAST HOUR AND   
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 AM AST. 

PERSONNEL OF THE GUAYANILLA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE ARE 
REPORTING BANK FULL CONDITIONS AT RIO GUAYANILLA.

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 1812 6685 1810 6672 1797 6671 1796 6676
      1798 6677 1799 6677 1797 6678 1796 6679
      1795 6684

$$

EM

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

357 
WGCA72 TJSJ 261156
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
756 AM AST FRI OCT 26 2012

PRC059-111-153-261200-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-121026T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GUAYANILLA PR-PENUELAS PR-YAUCO PR-
756 AM AST FRI OCT 26 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 800 AM AST FOR YAUCO...
PENUELAS AND GUAYANILLA MUNICIPALITIES...

AT 750 AM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH 
AFFECTED THIS AREA HAD MOVED AWAY. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL      
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS AT THIS TIME AT THIS 
TIME...AND ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS REMAIN. IN ADDITION...USGS RIVER 
SENSORS INDICATE THAT AREA RIVERS HAVE CRESTED AND ARE NOW 
FALLING....AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WITHOUT 
SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.

A FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 845 AM AST. 

RESIDENTS AND MOTORIST SHOULD HOWEVER BE ALERT TO PONDING OF WATER 
ON ROADWAYS AND ALLOW TIME FOR RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS TO RETURN TO 
NORMAL LEVELS DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. 

LAT...LON 1812 6685 1810 6672 1797 6671 1796 6676
      1798 6677 1799 6677 1797 6678 1796 6679
      1795 6684

$$

ER

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

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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.