Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS JSJ

Issued

Aug 2, 2014, 8:45 AM CDT (13:45 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2014, 11:45 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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313 
WGCA52 TJSJ 021345
FFWSJU
PRC029-037-053-089-103-119-021645-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0005.140802T1345Z-140802T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
945 AM AST SAT AUG 2 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     CANOVANAS
     CEIBA
     NAGUABO
     FAJARDO
     LUQUILLO
     RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 1245 PM AST

* AT 928 AM AST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THE 
BEGINNING OF FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA...ALSO DOPPLER RADAR 
CONTINUES TO INDICATE MODERATE RAINFALL OVER THESE AREAS. AT LEAST 2 
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY FALLEN AND RAIN CONTINUES FROM THE 
RAINFALL BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA...THEREFORE A FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED AT LEAST THROUGH 1245 PM AST.

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.

IN MOUNTAINOUS OR HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER
CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT
ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES
AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 1842 6577 1837 6568 1839 6559 1839 6558
      1838 6560 1834 6561 1835 6556 1832 6562
      1827 6562 1825 6557 1820 6560 1817 6569
      1818 6576 1823 6583 1827 6582 1825 6585
      1829 6589 1842 6590 1844 6587

$$

AAS

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

711 
WGCA72 TJSJ 021647
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1247 PM AST SAT AUG 2 2014

PRC029-037-053-089-103-119-021652-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140802T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CANOVANAS PR-CEIBA PR-NAGUABO PR-FAJARDO PR-LUQUILLO PR-RIO GRANDE 
1247 PM AST SAT AUG 2 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 PM AST FOR RIO
GRANDE...LUQUILLO...FAJARDO...NAGUABO...CEIBA AND CANOVANAS
MUNICIPALITIES...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA 
HAD DISSIPATED OR MOVED AWAY. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THESE 
AREAS FROM TIME TO TIME. THEREFORE...STAY TUNE FOR ADDITIONAL 
INFORMATION.  

LAT...LON 1842 6577 1837 6568 1839 6559 1839 6558
      1838 6560 1834 6561 1835 6556 1832 6562
      1827 6562 1825 6557 1820 6560 1817 6569
      1818 6576 1823 6583 1827 6582 1825 6585
      1829 6589 1842 6590 1844 6587

$$

CAM/OM

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

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.