Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013

Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS JSJ

May 7, 2013

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 7, 2013, 3:18 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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 7, 2013, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2013, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The text

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

321 
WGCA52 TJSJ 072018
FFWSJU
PRC013-141-080015-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0007.130507T2018Z-130508T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
418 PM AST TUE MAY 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     UTUADO
     ARECIBO

* UNTIL 815 PM AST

* AT 418 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER UTUADO AND ARECIBO 
WITH ONE AND HALF INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES. SEVERAL TRIBUTARIES 
OF THE RIO GRANDE ARECIBO ARE RISING SHARPLY AND WILL LIKELY FLOOD 
IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. EXPECT FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING AREAS OF RIO 
LIMON AND TANAMA AND POSSIBLY LATER ON THE RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO.

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 1847 6658 1836 6658 1832 6661 1830 6657
      1824 6660 1824 6663 1815 6667 1817 6666
      1821 6669 1822 6674 1825 6678 1823 6680
      1824 6683 1832 6683 1832 6677 1849 6676
      1848 6671 1850 6660

$$

ROSA

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

2 follow-up statements

006 
WGCA52 TJSJ 072352
FFWSJU
PRC013-141-080315-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130508T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
752 PM AST TUE MAY 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     UTUADO
     ARECIBO

* UNTIL 1115 PM AST

* AT 745 PM AST...THE USGS SENSOR ON THE TANAMA RIVER IN ARECIBO 
INDICATED THE TANAMA RIVER OUT OF ITS BANKS AT 11.34 FEET AND RISING 
RAPIDLY AND FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. EXPECT FLOODING IN LOW LYING 
AREAS ALONG THE TANAMA RIVER. 

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 1847 6658 1836 6658 1832 6661 1830 6657
      1824 6660 1824 6663 1815 6667 1817 6666
      1821 6669 1822 6674 1825 6678 1823 6680
      1824 6683 1832 6683 1832 6677 1849 6676
      1848 6671 1850 6660

$$

ROSA

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

730 
WGCA72 TJSJ 080313
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1113 PM AST TUE MAY 7 2013

PRC013-141-080318-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130508T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
UTUADO PR-ARECIBO PR-
1113 PM AST TUE MAY 7 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM AST FOR ARECIBO AND
UTUADO MUNICIPALITIES...

LAT...LON 1847 6658 1836 6658 1832 6661 1830 6657
      1824 6660 1824 6663 1815 6667 1817 6666
      1821 6669 1822 6674 1825 6678 1823 6680
      1824 6683 1832 6683 1832 6677 1849 6676
      1848 6671 1850 6660

DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THAT THE HEAVY RAIN THAT CAUSED FLOODING ACROSS 
THE AREA HAS MOVED OFFSHORE AND LITTLE OR NO RAIN IS EXPECTED THE 
REST OF TONIGHT.

STREAMS IN THE AREA ARE STILL RUNNING AT HIGH LEVELS AND CAUTION IS 
ADVISED IF NEARBY. HOWEVER FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED ON THESE STREAMS 
BEFORE THEY RECEDE TO NORMAL LEVELS LATE TONIGHT.

$$

GV

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 7, 11:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	2 hr
May 7, 12:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	4 hr
May 7, 1:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	5 hr
May 7, 2:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
May 7, 2:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	6 hr
May 7, 2:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
May 7, 3:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
May 7, 3:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
May 7, 3:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
May 7, 3:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	11 hr
May 7, 4:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	3 hr
May 7, 4:52 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.