Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS JSJ

Issued

Aug 22, 2014, 11:42 AM CDT (16:42 UTC)

Expired

Aug 22, 2014, 2:00 PM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

217 
WGCA52 TJSJ 221642
FFWSJU
PRC147-221900-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0009.140822T1642Z-140822T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1242 PM AST FRI AUG 22 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO
     VIEQUES

* UNTIL 300 PM AST

* AT 1233 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAIN FROM THE TROPICAL WAVE MOVING INLAND OVER THE WARNED 
AREA. USGS RAIN GAGE RAINFALL TOTALS INDICATE THAT 2.5 INCHES OF 
RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY FALLEN TODAY AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES 
ARE EXPECTED. FOR THESE REASONS...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN 
ISSUED FOR THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES AT LEAST UNTIL 300 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.

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 1810 6534 1810 6541 1808 6543 1809 6549
      1807 6552 1808 6556 1812 6559 1813 6553
      1816 6552 1814 6549 1818 6550 1815 6548
      1817 6539 1816 6528 1814 6526

$$

AAS

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

930 
WGCA72 TJSJ 221907
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
307 PM AST FRI AUG 22 2014

PRC147-221914-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140822T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VIEQUES PR-
307 PM AST FRI AUG 22 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR VIEQUES MUNICIPALITY...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WHICH 
AFFECTED THIS AREA IS DECREASING IN INTENSITY. MORE RAIN MAY ONCE 
AGAIN MOVE INTO THIS AREA LATER THIS EVENING...SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO 
MONITOR THE NWS. IN THE MEANTIME...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 800 AM 
AST SATURDAY.

LAT...LON 1810 6534 1810 6541 1808 6543 1809 6549
      1807 6552 1808 6556 1812 6559 1813 6553
      1816 6552 1814 6549 1818 6550 1815 6548
      1817 6539 1816 6528 1814 6526

$$

AAS

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

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

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.