Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS JSJ

Issued

Aug 2, 2014, 12:30 PM CDT (17:30 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2014, 3:30 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

737 
WGCA52 TJSJ 021730
FFWSJU
PRC043-075-133-149-022030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0006.140802T1730Z-140802T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
130 PM 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
     COAMO
     JUANA DIAZ
     SANTA ISABEL
     VILLALBA

* UNTIL 430 PM AST

* AT 118 PM AST...BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ARE PRODUCING 
PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING OVER THE WARNED 
AREA. RAIN GAGE IN BARRIO APIDERO...VILLALBA...HAVE MEASURED 3.15 IN 
THE LAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN 
THE SAME AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SHARP RISES IN RIVERS IS 
EXPECT OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.

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 1799 6649 1815 6653 1816 6651 1816 6643
      1809 6631 1795 6639

$$

ER

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

277 
WGCA72 TJSJ 022029
FFSSJU

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

PRC043-075-133-149-022034-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140802T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-JUANA DIAZ PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-VILLALBA PR-
429 PM AST SAT AUG 2 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM AST FOR VILLALBA...
SANTA ISABEL...JUANA DIAZ AND COAMO MUNICIPALITIES...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA 
MOVED AWAY. ALTHOUGH...MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 
HOUR OR SO...NO SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED 
ACROSS THESE AREAS AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING 
WILL ALLOW TO EXPIRE AT 430 PM AST.

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

LAT...LON 1799 6649 1815 6653 1816 6651 1816 6643
      1809 6631 1795 6639

$$

ER/DS/FC

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; local storm reports from the same archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.