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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS JSJ

July 13, 2016

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2016, 1:25 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: Jul 13, 2016, 1:25 PM CDT (18:25 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

152 
WGCA52 TJSJ 131825
FFWSJU
PRC061-127-139-132045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0015.160713T1825Z-160713T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
225 PM AST WED JUL 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SAN JUAN MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  TRUJILLO ALTO MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  GUAYNABO MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...

* UNTIL 445 PM AST
    
* AT 220 PM AST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING IN SOME
  SECTORS OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED
  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST ACROSS THE SAN
  JUAN METRO AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THESE
  AREAS HAVE CAUSED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 1840 6603 1837 6601 1837 6612 1838 6612
      1840 6613 1840 6612 1842 6612 1842 6613
      1843 6612

$$

JFR

1 follow-up statement

053 
WGCA72 TJSJ 132038
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
438 PM AST WED JUL 13 2016

PRC061-127-139-132046-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160713T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN PR-TRUJILLO ALTO PR-GUAYNABO PR-
438 PM AST WED JUL 13 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SAN JUAN...TRUJILLO ALTO AND GUAYNABO
MUNICIPALITIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM AST...

FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER...A FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THESE AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES OF THE METROPOLITAN AREAS. 
PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.  

LAT...LON 1840 6603 1837 6601 1837 6612 1838 6612
      1840 6613 1840 6612 1842 6612 1842 6613
      1843 6612

$$

JFIGUEROA

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
Jul 13, 11:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	5 hr
Jul 13, 12:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	5 hr
Jul 13, 1:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	2 hr
Jul 13, 1:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	118 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.