Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013

Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS JSJ

May 7, 2013

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 7, 2013, 3:48 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 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: May 7, 2013, 3:48 PM CDT (20:48 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2013, 3:03 AM CDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 7, 5:00 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Ciales, PR	REPORT WITH PICTURE SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWED THAT THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI HAD COMPLETELY FLOODED A ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CIALES.

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.

931 
WGCA52 TJSJ 072048
FFWSJU
PRC017-039-091-101-072245-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0008.130507T2048Z-130507T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
448 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
     BARCELONETA
     CIALES
     MANATI
     MOROVIS

* UNTIL 645 PM AST

* AT 436 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS MOVING REPEATEDLY 
OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI  AND SEVERAL OF ITS 
TRIBUTARIES ARE CLOSE TO FLOOD STAGE. EXPECT FLOODING ALONG THESE 
RIVERS AS THE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THIS AREA.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

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 1849 6649 1848 6649 1828 6639 1830 6651
      1849 6656

$$

JJA

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

3 follow-up statements

295 
WGCA52 TJSJ 072239
FFWSJU
PRC017-039-091-101-080445-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130508T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
639 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
     BARCELONETA
     CIALES
     MANATI
     MOROVIS

* UNTIL 1245 AM AST

* AT 630 PM AST...U.S.G.S. RIVER SENSORS INDICATE THAT THE RIO 
GRANDE DE MANATI IN MANATI IS RISING AND APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE. IN 
ADDITION...THE RIO DE MANATI SENSOR IN CIALES INDICATES THAT THE 
RIVER IS STILL OUT OF ITS BANKS IN CIALES. THEREFORE...THE FLASH 
FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 1245 AM AST.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 1849 6649 1848 6649 1828 6639 1830 6651
      1849 6656

$$

JJA

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

889 
WGCA52 TJSJ 080434
FFWSJU
PRC017-039-091-101-080815-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130508T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1234 AM AST WED MAY 8 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     BARCELONETA
     CIALES
     MANATI
     MOROVIS

* UNTIL 415 AM AST

* AT 1200 AM AST...THE U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE ON THE RIO GRADE DE 
MANATI NEAR MANATI WAS STILL AT 30.03 FEET AND BEGINNING TO SLOWLY 
FALL. HOWEVER THIS IS STILL 5 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE. SEVERAL 
OTHER GAGES ON RIVERS IN THE AREA WERE ALSO REPORTING HIGH LEVELS. 
SO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS EXTENDED UNTIL 415 AM AST.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 1849 6649 1848 6649 1828 6639 1830 6651
      1849 6656

$$

GV

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

454 
WGCA72 TJSJ 080803
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
403 AM AST WED MAY 8 2013

PRC017-039-091-101-080812-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130508T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BARCELONETA PR-CIALES PR-MANATI PR-MOROVIS PR-
403 AM AST WED MAY 8 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MOROVIS...MANATI...
CIALES AND BARCELONETA MUNICIPALITIES...

LAT...LON 1849 6649 1848 6649 1828 6639 1830 6651
      1849 6656

RAINS HAVE ENDED AND STREAMS IN THE AREA HAVE RETURNED TO WITHIN 
THEIR BANKS.

$$

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, 3:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	7 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive.