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Special Weather Statement, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this special weather statement at Sep 23, 2015, 2:13 PM CDT. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2015, 2:13 PM CDT (19:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2015, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The radar
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS JSJ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 23, 1:58 PM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 1:58 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 531 AM AST WED SEP 23 2015 AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-240945- SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- THE NEARSHORE AND OFF SHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS- 531 AM AST WED SEP 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT .THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. AREAS IN AND AROUND THE SAN JUAN METROPOLITAN AREA MAY ALSO OBSERVE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FLOODING...DUE TO HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED ACROSS WESTERN PUERTO RICO...SOILS ARE SATURATED AND STREAM AND RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH... THEREFORE FLOODING MAY OCCUR WITH ANY PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THIS AREA. HEAVY RAINS COULD LEAD TO URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING ELSEWHERE. .RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR BEACHES ACROSS THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SOILS ARE SATURATED AND STREAM AND RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN PUERTO RICO...THEREFORE FLOODING MAY OCCUR WITH ANY PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THIS AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT FLOODING AND RIP CURRENTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN. AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-240945- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS- 531 AM AST WED SEP 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT .RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR BEACHES ACROSS THE NORTH COAST OF SAINT THOMAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RIP CURRENTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 23, 1:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 200 PM AST WED SEP 23 2015 PRZ001-005-006-231915- NORTH CENTRAL-SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-CENTRAL INTERIOR- 200 PM AST WED SEP 23 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT TOA ALTA...VEGA BAJA...DORADO... NARANJITO...COROZAL...VEGA ALTA AND MOROVIS MUNICIPALITIES... AT 155 PM AST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR THESE MUNICIPALITIES. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH . TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. LAT...LON 1828 6637 1837 6642 1843 6632 1834 6625 TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 240DEG 49KT 1835 6632 JFIGUEROA
Special weather statement, Sep 23, 1:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 227 PM AST WED SEP 23 2015 PRZ005-008-009-231900- NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR- 227 PM AST WED SEP 23 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT UTUADO...ARECIBO AND HATILLO MUNICIPALITIES... AT 225 PM AST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR THESE MUNICIPALITIES. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH . TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. LAT...LON 1833 6671 1833 6679 1843 6678 1842 6671 TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 180DEG 0KT 1838 6674 JFIGUEROA
Special weather statement, Sep 23, 1:30 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
313 PM AST WED SEP 23 2015
PRZ008>010-232015-
NORTHWEST-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-WESTERN INTERIOR-
313 PM AST WED SEP 23 2015
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING CAMUY...ISABELA...
QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN...AGUADA...AGUADILLA...LARES AND
MOCA MUNICIPALITIES...
AT 310 PM AST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER ISABELA...
QUEBRADILLAS AND CAMUY MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. INTENSE STORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 30 MPH.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 1849 6698 1849 6693 1848 6692 1849 6684
1827 6683 1828 6700 1841 6716 1843 6715
1846 6717 1848 6717 1851 6712 1851 6702
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 137DEG 14KT 1844 6703
ERThe office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 3:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 7 hr | |
| Sep 23, 11:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 116 min | |
| Sep 23, 12:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 23, 12:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 23, 1:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 75 min | |
| Sep 23, 1:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 23, 1:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 33 min | |
| Sep 23, 2:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 50 min | |
| Sep 23, 3:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 111 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.