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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS JSJ

July 13, 2013

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2013, 5:19 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 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: Jul 13, 2013, 5:19 PM CDT (22:19 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2013, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The text

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

168 
WGCA52 TJSJ 132219
FFWSJU
PRC047-143-145-140115-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0021.130713T2219Z-130714T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
619 PM AST SAT JUL 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     COROZAL
     VEGA ALTA
     VEGA BAJA

* UNTIL 915 PM AST

* AT 616 PM AST...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED 
IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIO CIBUCO AND ITS TRIBUTARIES AT COROZAL 
AND VEGA ALTA. MOTORISTS DRIVING ALONG RIO CIBUCO IN FLOOD PRONE 
AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. 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 1848 6633 1834 6631 1833 6635 1849 6639

$$

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

1 follow-up statement

756 
WGCA72 TJSJ 140112
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
912 PM AST SAT JUL 13 2013

PRC047-143-145-140120-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130714T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-VEGA ALTA PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
912 PM AST SAT JUL 13 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A FLOOD WARNING
FOR VEGA BAJA...VEGA ALTA AND COROZAL...

LAT...LON 1848 6633 1834 6631 1833 6635 1849 6639

$$

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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	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 1:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ		3 hr
Jul 13, 4:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ		3 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.