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Special Weather Statement, NWS JSJ

August 6, 2016

NWS JSJ issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2016, 1:13 AM CDT. It was in force for 77 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: Aug 6, 2016, 1:13 AM CDT (06:13 UTC)
Expired: Aug 6, 2016, 2:30 AM CDT
In force: 77 min
Issued by: NWS JSJ

The radar

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The text

As transmitted.

003 
WWCA82 TJSJ 060613
SPSSJU

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
213 AM AST SAT AUG 6 2016

PRZ002>004-060730-
NORTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-SOUTHEAST-
213 AM AST SAT AUG 6 2016

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SAN LORENZO...
GUAYAMA...ARROYO...PATILLAS...YABUCOA...JUNCOS...SALINAS...HUMACAO...
LAS PIEDRAS...MAUNABO AND NAGUABO MUNICIPALITIES...

AT 209 AM AST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS
THE WATERS WEST OF VIEQUES...MOVING WESTWARD TOWARDS THE EASTERN
MUNICIPALITIES OF PUERTO RICO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS OF UP TO AROUND 30 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. SOME MINOR FLOODING ACROSS URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. 

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 1794 6623 1793 6622 1794 6618 1796 6620
      1827 6577 1821 6567 1818 6569 1819 6573
      1815 6577 1806 6580 1805 6584 1801 6584
      1797 6592 1798 6602 1795 6605 1797 6608
      1793 6615 1792 6625
TIME...MOT...LOC 0609Z 101DEG 15KT 1810 6572 

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ACOTTO

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 5, 11:44 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	61 min
Aug 6, 1:02 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	58 min
Aug 6, 1:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JSJ	73 min
Aug 6, 2:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JSJ	84 min
Aug 6, 3:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Aug 6, 3:33 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	87 min
Aug 6, 11:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	4 hr
Aug 6, 11:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Aug 6, 1:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Puerto Rico, 2016 Every special weather statement 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.