Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Mar 28, 2012, 5:10 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2012, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2012, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
The radar
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 6:50 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Utuado, PR | HOUSES FLOODED WITH 2 PEOPLE AFFECTED.ALSO 2 PEOPLE TRAPPED IN ROAD. |
| Mar 28, 7:40 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Utuado, PR | HOUSES AND ROADS FLOODED IN JESUS MARIA LAGO AND IN ROAD 10 RIO ABAJO BO LA PALA MARCELO WITH PEOPLE AFFECTED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
802
WGCA52 TJSJ 282210
FFWSJU
PRC013-065-141-290115-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0007.120328T2210Z-120329T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
610 PM AST WED MAR 28 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
HATILLO
UTUADO
ARECIBO
* UNTIL 915 PM AST
* AT 605 PM AST...WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO
LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. THIS
RAINFALL IN ADDITION TO THE RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...
WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS
ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES. 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 1836 6681 1836 6661 1826 6662 1826 6681
$$
OM
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 27, 8:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 5 hr | |
| Mar 27, 9:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:31 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | JSJ | 59 hr | |
| Mar 28, 12:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 111 min | |
| Mar 28, 1:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 28, 2:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 5 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 28, 5:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 116 min | |
| Mar 28, 5:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 117 min | |
| Mar 28, 6:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Mar 28, 6:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 28, 6:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 21 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; local storm reports from the same archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.