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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS JSJ

May 30, 2016

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at May 30, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT. It was in force for 2 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: May 30, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

143 
WGCA52 TJSJ 302045
FFWSJU
PRC103-302245-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0014.160530T2045Z-160530T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
445 PM AST MON MAY 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NAGUABO MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...

* UNTIL 645 PM AST

* AT 438 PM AST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ALONG
  PORTIONS OF RIO BLANCO AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. AT THIS TIME FLASH
  FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT ROADS 21 NEAR EXIT 22 AND ACROSS PORTIONS
  OF ROAD 3 NEAR THE RIVER. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE
  FLOODING SITUATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 1828 6576 1827 6576 1825 6573 1826 6572
      1825 6569 1823 6569 1823 6567 1821 6566
      1818 6570 1820 6574 1822 6583 1829 6580

$$

JFR/ER/GL

1 follow-up statement

454 
WGCA72 TJSJ 302250
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
650 PM AST MON MAY 30 2016

PRC103-302256-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160530T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NAGUABO PR-
650 PM AST MON MAY 30 2016

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

FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. 

HOWEVER...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ARE STILL POSSIBLE
DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THEREFORE...A FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES IN
EFFECT THROUGH 815 PM. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 1828 6576 1827 6576 1825 6573 1826 6572
      1825 6569 1823 6569 1823 6567 1821 6566
      1818 6570 1820 6574 1822 6583 1829 6580

$$

ER

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 29, 7:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	4 hr
May 30, 10:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	119 min
May 30, 10:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	6 hr
May 30, 10:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	6 hr
May 30, 10:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
May 30, 11:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JSJ	44 min
May 30, 1:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
May 30, 4:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr

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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.