Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Special Weather Statements in 2015
Special Weather Statement, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this special weather statement at Oct 24, 2015, 1:21 PM CDT. It was in force for 54 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
- Oct 24, 2015, 1:21 PM CDT (18:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2015, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The radar
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WWCA82 TJSJ 241821
SPSSJU
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
221 PM AST SAT OCT 24 2015
PRZ002>004-006-241915-
NORTHEAST-CENTRAL INTERIOR-EASTERN INTERIOR-SOUTHEAST-
221 PM AST SAT OCT 24 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS SAN LORENZO...AGUAS
BUENAS... YABUCOA...CIDRA...GURABO...LAS PIEDRAS...NAGUABO...
MAUNABO...CAYEY...GUAYAMA...CAGUAS...JUNCOS AND HUMACAO
MUNICIPALITIES...
AT 215 PM AST...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER SAN
LORENZO. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARIES. TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS OF 30-40 MPH AND SMALL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.
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 1819 6569 1819 6573 1817 6574 1815 6577
1810 6579 1809 6580 1807 6580 1805 6584
1803 6583 1801 6585 1804 6593 1811 6605
1810 6617 1815 6626 1824 6607
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 180DEG 0KT 1815 6596
$$
ERThe office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 11:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 54 min | |
| Oct 24, 11:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 24, 1:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 24, 2:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Oct 24, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 61 min | |
| Oct 24, 2:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Oct 24, 2:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Oct 24, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 55 min | |
| Oct 24, 3:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 115 min | |
| Oct 24, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 61 min | |
| Oct 24, 4:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Oct 24, 5:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 115 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Puerto Rico, 2015Every special weather statement in 2015
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.