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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS JSJ

March 29, 2013

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Mar 29, 2013, 2:04 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 29, 2013, 2:04 PM CDT (19:04 UTC)
Expired: Mar 29, 2013, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 29, 2:30 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Rio Grande, PR	A YOUNG MALE RESCUED AT RIO ESPIRITU SANTO RIO GRANDE. HE WAS DRAGGED BY A WATER SURGE.

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.

481 
WGCA52 TJSJ 291904
FFWSJU
PRC029-089-103-119-292200-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0002.130329T1904Z-130329T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
304 PM AST FRI MAR 29 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     CANOVANAS
     NAGUABO
     LUQUILLO
     RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 600 PM AST

* AT 256 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THAT THE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EL YUNQUE IS NOW ALSO FLOODING AREAS 
IN RIO GRANDE AND LUQUILLO. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT 
HIGHWAY 191 IS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE WHERE THE RIO SANTO ESPIRITU 
CROSSES IT. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE THIS 
AREA. HEADWATERS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS IN NAGUABO AND CANOVANAS ARE 
ALSO RECEIVING SOME OF THESE RAINS AND WILL SEND WATERS DOWNSTREAM 
TOWARD INHABITED AREAS.

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 1840 6575 1839 6575 1833 6578 1826 6579
      1830 6588 1843 6587

$$

SNELL

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

1 follow-up statement

212 
WGCA52 TJSJ 291918 CCA
FFWSJU
PRC029-089-103-119-292200-
/O.COR.TJSJ.FF.W.0002.130329T1904Z-130329T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
304 PM AST FRI MAR 29 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     CANOVANAS
     NAGUABO
     LUQUILLO
     RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 600 PM AST

* AT 256 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THAT THE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER EL YUNQUE IS NOW ALSO FLOODING AREAS 
IN RIO GRANDE AND LUQUILLO. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS THAT 
HIGHWAY 191 IS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE WHERE THE RIO SANTO ESPIRITU 
CROSSES IT. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE THIS 
AREA. HEADWATERS OF RIVERS AND STREAMS IN NAGUABO AND CANOVANAS ARE 
ALSO RECEIVING SOME OF THESE RAINS AND WILL SEND WATERS DOWNSTREAM 
TOWARD INHABITED AREAS.

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 1840 6575 1839 6575 1833 6578 1826 6579
      1830 6588 1843 6587

$$

SNELL

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
Mar 29, 10:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Mar 29, 10:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	4 hr
Mar 29, 1:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	3 hr
Mar 29, 4:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Mar 29, 4:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	116 min
Mar 29, 6:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2013 Every flash flood warning in 2013

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.