Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Areal Flood Warnings in 2016
Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this areal flood warning at Oct 30, 2016, 6:43 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 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 30, 2016, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2016, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
The radar
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted.
264 WGCA42 TJSJ 302343 FLWSJU BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 743 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2016 PRC013-310545- /O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.W.0021.161030T2343Z-161031T0545Z/ /00000.0.MC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ARECIBO PR- 743 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... ARECIBO MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO... * UNTIL 145 AM AST MONDAY * AT 740 PM AST...REPORTING GAUGES INDICATED THAT THE RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO WAS JUST INCHES FROM FLOOD STAGE AND STILL RISING RAPIDLY. FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO FROM THE DOS BOCAS DAM TO THE OCEAN. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FLOOD AT SAN PEDRO BEFORE 8:30 PM AST AND CREST AROUND 12 FEET AT OR AFTER 11 PM AST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. && LAT...LON 1847 6670 1840 6667 1833 6666 1837 6675 $$ SNELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 7:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 8 hr | |
| Oct 29, 8:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 9 hr | |
| Oct 30, 11:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 119 min | |
| Oct 30, 12:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 30, 1:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 30, 1:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 112 min | |
| Oct 30, 1:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 117 min | |
| Oct 30, 2:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 30, 2:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 15 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 116 min | |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 13 hr | |
| Oct 30, 6:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 6 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2016Every areal flood warning in 2016
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.