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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS JSJ

November 13, 2016

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Nov 13, 2016, 2:20 PM CST. It was in force for 10 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: Nov 13, 2016, 2:20 PM CST (20:20 UTC)
Expired: Nov 14, 2016, 12:15 AM CST
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

753 
WGCA52 TJSJ 132020
FFWSJU
PRC003-005-099-140215-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0029.161113T2020Z-161114T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
420 PM AST SUN NOV 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  AGUADA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  AGUADILLA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  MOCA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...

* UNTIL 1015 PM AST

* AT 417 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
  HEAVY RAIN FALLING ALONG THE RIO CULEBRINA BASIN. IN EXCESS OF 4
  INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.
  WATER SURGES WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS ALONG RIO
  CULEBRINAS AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.

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 6706 1840 6703 1832 6707 1834 6709
      1833 6711 1838 6715 1841 6718 1842 6716

$$

ER/FC

2 follow-up statements

993 
WGCA52 TJSJ 140145
FFWSJU
PRC003-005-099-140615-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-161114T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
945 PM AST SUN NOV 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  AGUADA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  AGUADILLA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  MOCA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...

* UNTIL 215 AM AST

* AT 930 PM AST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT
  FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE RIO CULEBRINAS IN MOCA, AGUADA AND
  AGUADILLA. RIVER LEVELS ARE NEAR RECORD IN SENSORS AT MAGARITA AND
  MOCA. DANGEROUS WATER SURGES WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE RIVER AND ITS
  TRIBUTARIES OVER NEXT FEW HOURS. STAY AWAY FROM THE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 1842 6706 1840 6703 1832 6707 1834 6709
      1833 6711 1838 6715 1841 6718 1842 6716

$$

ER/FC/GL

061 
WGCA72 TJSJ 140611
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
211 AM AST MON NOV 14 2016

PRC003-005-099-140616-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-161114T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AGUADA PR-AGUADILLA PR-MOCA PR-
211 AM AST MON NOV 14 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR AGUADA...AGUADILLA AND MOCA
MUNICIPALITIES WILL EXPIRE AT 215 AM AST...

THE FLOOD WATERS ARE GRADUALLY RECEDING. HOWEVER...THE CULEBRINAS
RIVER IS STILL OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING SEVERAL ROADS AND
SECTORS IN MOCA AND AGUADA BASED ON REPORTS BY LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGERS. FOR THAT REASON...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AND IT IS BEING REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING FOR
MOCA...AGUADILLA...AND AGUADA.

LAT...LON 1842 6706 1840 6703 1832 6707 1834 6709
      1833 6711 1838 6715 1841 6718 1842 6716

$$

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
Nov 12, 7:08 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Nov 13, 11:23 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	112 min
Nov 13, 12:22 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Nov 13, 12:40 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Nov 13, 1:39 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	5 hr
Nov 13, 1:44 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	61 min
Nov 13, 1:45 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Nov 13, 2:38 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	2 hr
Nov 13, 3:15 PM CST	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.