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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS JSJ

May 10, 2013

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 10, 2013, 4:29 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 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: May 10, 2013, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2013, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

527 
WGCA52 TJSJ 102129
FFWSJU
PRC013-110030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0013.130510T2129Z-130511T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
529 PM AST FRI MAY 10 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO
     ARECIBO

* UNTIL 830 PM AST

* AT 522 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY 
RAIN AFFECTING ARECIBO...SEVERAL ROADS ARE ALREADY FLOODED AND 
ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...U.S.G.S. RIVER SENSORS 
INDICATE THAT THE RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO IS NEAR FLOOD STAGE AND 
RISING.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

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 1848 6661 1833 6661 1832 6666 1832 6672
      1835 6673 1835 6675 1849 6675 1848 6672
      1849 6670 1849 6668

$$

JJA/LFR

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

3 follow-up statements

791 
WGCA72 TJSJ 102354
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
754 PM AST FRI MAY 10 2013

PRC013-110030-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130511T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ARECIBO PR-
754 PM AST FRI MAY 10 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM AST FOR
ARECIBO MUNICIPALITY...

AT 746 PM AST...USGS SENSORS INDICATED THE TANAMA RIVER IN ARECIBO 
OUT OF ITS BANKS AND RISING SLOWLY. EXPECT FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING 
AREAS OF THE TANAMA RIVER IN ARECIBO. WHILE RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE 
ARECIBO RIVER BASIN...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FELL OVER THE BASIN WHICH 
MIGHT RESULT IN ADDITIONAL SLOW RISES.

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 1848 6661 1833 6661 1832 6666 1832 6672
      1835 6673 1835 6675 1849 6675 1848 6672
      1849 6670 1849 6668

$$

ROSA

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

249 
WGCA52 TJSJ 110025
FFWSJU
PRC013-110230-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130511T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
825 PM AST FRI MAY 10 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO
     ARECIBO

* UNTIL 1030 PM AST

* AT 822 PM AST...U.S.G.S. RIVER SENSORS INDICATE THAT THE RIO 
TANAMA IN ARECIBO IS STILL OVER FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUES TO RISE 
SLOWLY. IN ADDITION THERE ARE REPORTS OF FLOODING IN ROADWAYS AND 
LOW LYING AREAS...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN 
EXTENDED UNTIL 1030 PM AST.

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 1848 6661 1833 6661 1832 6666 1832 6672
      1835 6673 1835 6675 1849 6675 1848 6672
      1849 6670 1849 6668

$$

JJA/LFR

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

872 
WGCA72 TJSJ 110220
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1020 PM AST FRI MAY 10 2013

PRC013-110230-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130511T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ARECIBO PR-
1020 PM AST FRI MAY 10 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM AST FOR ARECIBO
MUNICIPALITY...

LAT...LON 1848 6661 1833 6661 1832 6666 1832 6672
      1835 6673 1835 6675 1849 6675 1848 6672
      1849 6670 1849 6668


THE TANAMA RIVER IN ARECIBO HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
$$
ROSA


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

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 10, 2:47 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	43 min
May 10, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	63 min
May 10, 3:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	4 hr
May 10, 3:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	4 hr
May 10, 4:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	5 hr
May 10, 5:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
May 10, 5:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
May 10, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	112 min
May 10, 6:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr

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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.