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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS JSJ

August 2, 2014

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2014, 2:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 2 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
Aug 2, 2014, 2:00 PM CDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2014, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 2, 2:15 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 1.43Penuelas, PRPENUELAS COOP OBSERVER MEASURED 1.43 IN 45 MINUTES BETWEEN 230-315 PM.

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.

761 
WGCA52 TJSJ 021900
FFWSJU
PRC059-075-111-113-022100-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0007.140802T1900Z-140802T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
300 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
     GUAYANILLA
     JUANA DIAZ
     PENUELAS
     PONCE

* UNTIL 500 PM AST

* AT 249 PM AST...BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ARE PRODUCING 
PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING OVER THE WARNED 
AREA. SHARP RISES IN CERILLOS AND INABON RIVERS ARE EXPECT OVER THE 
NEXT HOUR OR SO. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 
THROUGH 5 PM AST.

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 1795 6684 1813 6679 1811 6673 1813 6671
      1813 6668 1815 6667 1817 6658 1814 6653
      1799 6650 1796 6658 1796 6676 1799 6677
      1796 6679

$$

ER

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
1 follow-up statement
679 
WGCA72 TJSJ 022055
FFSSJU

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

PRC059-075-111-113-022102-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140802T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GUAYANILLA PR-JUANA DIAZ PR-PENUELAS PR-PONCE PR-
455 PM AST SAT AUG 2 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM AST FOR PONCE...
PENUELAS...JUANA DIAZ AND GUAYANILLA MUNICIPALITIES...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THIS AREA 
MOVED AWAY. ALTHOUGH...MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW 
HOURS...NO SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS 
THESE AREAS AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL 
ALLOW TO EXPIRE AT 500 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 1795 6684 1813 6679 1811 6673 1813 6671
      1813 6668 1815 6667 1817 6658 1814 6653
      1799 6650 1796 6658 1796 6676 1799 6677
      1796 6679

$$

ER/DS/FC

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
Aug 2, 8:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Aug 2, 9:51 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ24 min
Aug 2, 10:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ56 min
Aug 2, 12:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Aug 2, 3:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ4 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2014Every flash flood warning in 2014

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.