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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS JSJ

November 14, 2016

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Nov 14, 2016, 3:19 PM CST. It was in force for 3 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 14, 2016, 3:19 PM CST (21:19 UTC)
Expired: Nov 14, 2016, 6:15 PM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

745 
WGCA52 TJSJ 142119
FFWSJU
PRC059-153-150015-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0031.161114T2119Z-161115T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
519 PM AST MON NOV 14 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN YAUCO MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
  GUAYANILLA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...

* UNTIL 815 PM AST

* AT 514 PM AST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
  THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. EXCESSIVE
  RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA WILL ALSO CAUSE MUD SLIDES NEAR
  STEEP TERRAIN. THE MUD SLIDE CAN CONSIST OF ROCK...MUD...
  VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED
  WATER OVER ROAD 127 AND CALLE LISA IN BARRIO JAGUA TUNA AND PUENTE
  MACHIRO IN BARRIO SIERRA BAJA. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  YAUCO AND PALOMAS. 

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.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 1812 6679 1802 6680 1802 6687 1804 6688
      1813 6685

$$

RAM/CAM/GL

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 14, 12:08 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JSJ	6 hr
Nov 14, 6:15 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JSJ	12 hr
Nov 14, 11:37 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	113 min
Nov 14, 12:38 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	112 min
Nov 14, 1:28 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Nov 14, 2:01 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Nov 14, 2:27 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	3 hr
Nov 14, 2:37 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Nov 14, 3:44 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	3 hr
Nov 14, 3:50 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Nov 14, 4:38 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	52 min
Nov 14, 5:40 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.