Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS JSJ

Issued

Mar 28, 2012, 8:14 PM CDT (01:14 UTC)

Expired

Mar 28, 2012, 11:15 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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540 
WGCA52 TJSJ 290114
FFWSJU
PRC013-065-141-290415-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0009.120329T0114Z-120329T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
914 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 1215 AM AST

* AT 909 PM AST...WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO 
LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWER ACTIVITY CONTINUED ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED 
AREA. THIS RAINFALL IN ADDITION TO THE RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY 
OCCURRED...WILL MAINTAIN DANGEROUS WATER LEVELS 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...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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

$$

EM

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

637 
WGCA72 TJSJ 290421
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1221 AM AST THU MAR 29 2012

PRC013-065-141-290449-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120329T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HATILLO PR-UTUADO PR-ARECIBO PR-
1221 AM AST THU MAR 29 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR ARECIBO...UTUADO AND
HATILLO MUNICIPALITIES...

SOME RAIN IS CONTINUING TO FALL IN THE AREA AND CONSIDERABLE PONDING 
IS LIKELY THROUGHOUT UTUADO AND HATILLO. A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES 
UNTIL 2:45 AM AST FOR THE RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO. A FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING ALSO CONTINUES IN HATILLO AND CAMUY FOR THE CAMUY RIVER 
UNTIL 2:30 AM AST.

LAT...LON 1836 6681 1836 6661 1826 6662 1826 6681

$$

SNELL

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.