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Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS JSJ

July 24, 2016

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 24, 2016, 2:22 PM CDT. It was in force for 113 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: Jul 24, 2016, 2:22 PM CDT (19:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 24, 2016, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 113 min
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

271 
WGCA52 TJSJ 241922
FFWSJU
PRC001-013-065-141-242115-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0017.160724T1922Z-160724T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ADJUNTAS MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  UTUADO MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  ARECIBO MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  HATILLO MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...

* UNTIL 515 PM AST
    
* AT 320 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. USGS RIVER SENSORS INDICATE
  THAT THE RIO TANAMA IN UTUADO IS NEAR FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUES TO
  RISE QUICKLY AS HEAVY SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. FLASH
  FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS ALONG THE RIVER FROM ADJUNTAS TO
  ARECIBO.

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 1842 6669 1816 6675 1821 6682 1842 6674

$$

JJA

1 follow-up statement

340 
WGCA72 TJSJ 242036
FFSSJU

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

PRC001-013-065-141-242040-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160724T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADJUNTAS PR-UTUADO PR-ARECIBO PR-HATILLO PR-
436 PM AST SUN JUL 24 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ADJUNTAS...UTUADO...ARECIBO AND
HATILLO 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 1842 6669 1816 6675 1821 6682 1842 6674

$$

JJA

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, 2:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	2 hr
Jul 24, 2:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	2 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.