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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS JSJ

July 24, 2016

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 24, 2016, 2:13 PM CDT. It was in force for 2 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 24, 2016, 2:13 PM CDT (19:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 24, 2016, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 24, 4:13 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Lares, PR	RIO GUAJATACA WAS REPORTED OUT OF ITS BANKS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The text

As transmitted.

346 
WGCA52 TJSJ 241913
FFWSJU
PRC071-081-115-131-242115-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0016.160724T1913Z-160724T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
313 PM AST SUN JUL 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ISABELA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  QUEBRADILLAS MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  SAN SEBASTIAN MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  LARES MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...

* UNTIL 515 PM AST
    
* AT 308 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
  THAT THE GUAJATACA RIVER HAS SURPASSED ITS MAXIMUM FLOOD STAGE OF
  13 FEET AND FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. SHOWERS
  AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
  THE WARNED AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LARES AND JUNCAL. 

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 1843 6693 1838 6690 1837 6690 1837 6689
      1828 6683 1825 6688 1841 6698

$$

ACOTTO

1 follow-up statement

932 
WGCA72 TJSJ 242055
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
455 PM AST SUN JUL 24 2016

PRC071-081-115-131-242101-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160724T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ISABELA PR-QUEBRADILLAS PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-LARES PR-
455 PM AST SUN JUL 24 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ISABELA...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN
AND LARES MUNICIPALITIES IS CANCELLED...

HEAVY RAIN OVER THE AREA HAS ENDED...FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES. 

LAT...LON 1843 6693 1838 6690 1837 6690 1837 6689
      1828 6683 1825 6688 1841 6698

$$

ACOTTO

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 24, 1:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Jul 24, 2:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	113 min
Jul 24, 2:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	2 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2016 Every flash 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; local storm reports from the same archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.