Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013

Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS JSJ

May 7, 2013

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 7, 2013, 4:41 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
May 7, 2013, 4:41 PM CDT (21:41 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2013, 7:30 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.

503 
WGCA52 TJSJ 072141
FFWSJU
PRC143-145-080030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0009.130507T2141Z-130508T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
541 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
     VEGA ALTA
     VEGA BAJA

* UNTIL 830 PM AST

* AT 532 PM AST...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE RIO 
CIBUCO IN VEGA ALTA IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND CONTINUES TO RISE. THE 
RIVER IS CURRENTLY FLOODING ROADS 620...647...675...676...690...AND 
ROAD NUMBER 2. EXPECT THIS FLOODING TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW 
HOURS.

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 6633 1837 6633 1836 6634 1836 6635
      1833 6636 1835 6639 1837 6639 1837 6641
      1850 6642 1850 6637

$$

JJA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
1 follow-up statement
635 
WGCA72 TJSJ 080023
FFSSJU

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

PRC143-145-080032-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130508T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VEGA ALTA PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
823 PM AST TUE MAY 7 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM AST FOR VEGA BAJA
AND VEGA ALTA MUNICIPALITIES...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA
HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS 
EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS AT THIS TIME. 

RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ACROSS THESE AREAS SHOULD HOWEVER BE ALERT TO
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND ALLOW TIME FOR STREAMS...CREEKS AND
RIVERS TO RETURN TO NORMAL LEVELS.

LAT...LON 1849 6633 1837 6633 1836 6634 1836 6635
      1833 6636 1835 6639 1837 6639 1837 6641
      1850 6642 1850 6637

$$

JJA/LFR

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 11:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
May 7, 12:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ4 hr
May 7, 1:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ5 hr
May 7, 2:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
May 7, 2:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ6 hr
May 7, 2:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
May 7, 3:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ7 hr
May 7, 3:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
May 7, 3:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
May 7, 3:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
May 7, 3:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ11 hr
May 7, 4:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 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.