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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS JSJ

November 14, 2016

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Nov 14, 2016, 5:40 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, 5:40 PM CST (23:40 UTC)
Expired: Nov 14, 2016, 8:30 PM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

892 
WGCA52 TJSJ 142340
FFWSJU
PRC075-150230-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0033.161114T2340Z-161115T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  JUANA DIAZ MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...

* UNTIL 1030 PM AST

* AT 737 PM AST...FLASH FLOOD WARNING ACROSS VILLALBA EXPIRED,
  HOWEVER IT WAS EXTENDED ALONG THE JACAGUAS RIVER IN JUANA DIAZ.
  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ALONG THE JACAGUAS
  RIVER...SURGE OF WATER IS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF IN ADDITION TO
  THE OPENING OF FLOOD GATES BY THE WATER COMPANY. THEREFORE...BE
  CAUTIOUS ALONG THE JACAGUAS RIVER WERE FLOODING IS OCCURRING. ROAD
  510 IN BARRIO SABANA LLANA AT JUANA DIAZ CONTINUES CLOSED DUE TO
  FLOODING.

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.

STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.

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 1798 6653 1809 6652 1808 6651 1809 6650
      1809 6648 1808 6648 1799 6651

$$

CAM

1 follow-up statement

581 
WGCA72 TJSJ 150140
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
940 PM AST MON NOV 14 2016

PRC075-150150-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-161115T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JUANA DIAZ PR-
940 PM AST MON NOV 14 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR JUANA DIAZ MUNICIPALITY IS
CANCELLED...

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 1798 6653 1809 6652 1808 6651 1809 6650
      1809 6648 1808 6648 1799 6651

$$

CAM

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 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, 3:19 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	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

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.