Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 115, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Sep 23, 2017, 12:58 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2017, 12:58 PM CDT (17:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 28, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The text
As transmitted.
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WGCA52 TJSJ 231758
FFWSJU
PRC071-115-240600-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0115.170923T1758Z-170924T0600Z/
/00000.2.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
Issued by National Weather Service Miami FL
158 PM AST SAT SEP 23 2017
The National Weather Service in San Juan has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
A Dam Failure in...
Eastern Isabela Municipality in Puerto Rico...
Western Quebradillas Municipality in Puerto Rico...
* Until 200 AM AST Sunday
* At 155 PM AST, dam operators continued to report the threat of a
failure of the Guajataca Dam, potentially causing life-threatening
flash flooding downstream on Rio Guajataca.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe. Stay away from evacuated areas until told by
emergency officials it is safe to return.
&&
LAT...LON 1850 6694 1845 6695 1843 6693 1841 6693
1840 6692 1839 6692 1839 6694 1841 6696
1842 6695 1844 6697 1846 6698 1850 6697
$$
KScharf5 follow-up statements
511
WGCA52 TJSJ 240550
FFWSJU
PRC071-115-241800-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0115.000000T0000Z-170924T1800Z/
/00000.3.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
Issued by National Weather Service Miami FL
150 AM AST SUN SEP 24 2017
The National Weather Service in San Juan has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
A Dam Failure in...
Northeastern Isabela Municipality in Puerto Rico...
Central Quebradillas Municipality in Puerto Rico...
* Until 200 PM AST Sunday
* At 119 AM AST, dam operators continued to report the threat of a
failure of the Guajataca Dam, potentially causing life-threatening
flash flooding downstream on Rio Guajataca.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe. Stay away from evacuated areas until told by
emergency officials it is safe to return.
&&
LAT...LON 1850 6694 1845 6695 1843 6693 1841 6693
1840 6692 1839 6692 1839 6694 1841 6696
1842 6695 1844 6697 1846 6698 1850 6697
$$
Stockton238
WGCA52 TJSJ 241756
FFWSJU
PRC071-115-251800-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0115.000000T0000Z-170925T1800Z/
/00000.2.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
Issued by National Weather Service Miami FL
156 PM AST SUN SEP 24 2017
The National Weather Service in San Juan has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
A Dam Failure in...
Eastern Isabela Municipality in Puerto Rico...
Western Quebradillas Municipality in Puerto Rico...
* Until 200 PM AST Monday
* At 155 PM AST, the risk of failure of the Guajataca Dam continued,
which would potentially cause life-threatening flash flooding
downstream on Rio Guajataca.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe. Stay away from evacuated areas until told by
emergency officials it is safe to return.
&&
LAT...LON 1850 6694 1845 6695 1843 6693 1841 6693
1840 6692 1839 6692 1839 6694 1841 6696
1842 6695 1844 6697 1846 6698 1850 6697
$$
KScharf667
WGCA52 TJSJ 251747
FFWSJU
PRC071-115-261800-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0115.000000T0000Z-170926T1800Z/
/00000.U.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
Issued by National Weather Service Miami FL
147 PM AST MON SEP 25 2017
The National Weather Service in San Juan has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
A Dam Failure in...Eastern Isabela Municipality in Puerto Rico...
Western Quebradillas Municipality in Puerto Rico...
* Until 200 PM AST Tuesday
* At 145 PM AST, the risk of failure of the Guajataca Dam continued,
which would potentially cause life-threatening flash flooding
downstream on Rio Guajataca.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe. Stay away from evacuated areas until told by
emergency officials it is safe to return.
&&
LAT...LON 1850 6694 1845 6695 1843 6693 1841 6693
1840 6692 1839 6692 1839 6694 1841 6696
1842 6695 1844 6697 1846 6698 1850 6697
$$
KELLY973
WGCA52 TJSJ 261744
FFWSJU
PRC071-115-271800-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0115.000000T0000Z-170927T1800Z/
/00000.U.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
Issued by National Weather Service Miami FL
144 PM AST TUE SEP 26 2017
The National Weather Service in San Juan has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
A Dam Failure in...
Northeastern Isabela Municipality in Puerto Rico...
Central Quebradillas Municipality in Puerto Rico...
* Until 200 PM AST Wednesday
* At 143 PM AST, the risk of failure of the Guajataca Dam continued,
which would potentially cause life-threatening flash flooding
downstream on Rio Guajataca.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe. Stay away from evacuated areas until told by
emergency officials it is safe to return.
&&
LAT...LON 1850 6694 1845 6695 1843 6693 1841 6693
1840 6692 1839 6692 1839 6694 1841 6696
1842 6695 1844 6697 1846 6698 1850 6697
$$
RAG140
WGCA52 TJSJ 271736
FFWSJU
PRC071-115-281800-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0115.000000T0000Z-170928T1800Z/
/00000.2.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
Issued by National Weather Service Miami FL
136 PM AST WED SEP 27 2017
The National Weather Service in San Juan has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
A Dam Failure in...
Northeastern Isabela Municipality in Puerto Rico...
Central Quebradillas Municipality in Puerto Rico...
* Until 200 PM AST Thursday
* At 134 PM AST, the risk of failure of the Guajataca Dam continued,
which would potentially cause life-threatening flash flooding
downstream on Rio Guajataca.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe. Stay away from evacuated areas until told by
emergency officials it is safe to return.
&&
LAT...LON 1850 6694 1845 6695 1843 6693 1841 6693
1840 6692 1839 6692 1839 6694 1841 6696
1842 6695 1844 6697 1846 6698 1850 6697
$$
RAGWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS JSJ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 23, 7:07 AM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 7:07 AM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Juan PR Issued by National Weather Service MIAMI FL 807 AM AST Sat Sep 23 2017 .AVIATION... Southeasterly flow will continue, with higher terrain and south facing slopes of Puerto Rico favored for periodic development of convection. Satellite imagery indicates a moist air mass in place with plenty of mid level cloud cover, but VFR conditions expected to prevail at the terminals, outside of passing scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued by National Weather Service MIAMI FL/ SHORT TERM...Deep tropical moisture coupled with a south to southeast flow will keep precipitable water values well over 2 inches through the weekend. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms will persist, and the high precipitable water values ups the potential for heavy rainfall. Any additional rainfall that Puerto Rico receives will continue to aggravate the ongoing flooding on many of the rivers. Also, there is standing water away from the rivers in many locations as well. Mudslides have occurred across the island and will likely continue if additional rainfall is received. Thus, in coordination with the office in San Juan, we will keep the Flash Flood Watch up across all of Puerto Rico through 8 am. It is difficult to ascertain conditions in the area as nearly all communications links are down. However, some gauges continue to report. Some river and stream levels are slowly falling but still remain in flood. Heat Index values will begin to rise at or above 100 for the weekend. This will make recovery efforts difficult and overall living unpleasant as electricity remains out across the island. LONG TERM...The pattern will change Tuesday into Tuesday night. Flow will become easterly and precipitable water values will drop to around 1.75 inches. This will bring more seasonable winds and relatively drier conditions to the forecast area. && .MARINE...Small Craft Advisories will be discontinued. Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain, locally higher winds and waves, and reduced visibilities will be possible through the weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SJU 86 81 86 80 / 30 30 30 30 STT 83 82 83 81 / 30 40 30 70 && .SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PR...None. VI...None. AM...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 23, 4:36 AM CDT, 8 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...Corrected National Weather Service San Juan PR Issued by National Weather Service MIAMI FL 536 AM AST Sat Sep 23 2017 AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-240815- San Juan and Vicinity-Northeast-Southeast-Eastern Interior- North Central-Central Interior-Ponce and Vicinity-Nortwest- Western Interior-Mayaguez and Vicinity-Southwest-Culebra-Vieques- The nearshore and off shore Atlantic and Caribbean Coastal Waters- 402 AM AST Sat Sep 23 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Puerto Rico and the adjacent Atlantic Coastal Waters. .Day One...Today and Tonight A Flood Warning remains in effect through this afternoon for most of the north central, central, northwest, and southwest portions of the island. See FLWSJU for details. .Days Two through Seven...Sunday through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-240815- St. Thomas St. John adjacent Islands-St Croix- Nearshore Atlantic and adjacent Caribbean Coastal Waters- 402 AM AST Sat Sep 23 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the U.S. Virgin Islands and the ADJACENT Coastal Waters. .Day One...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .Days Two through Seven...Sunday through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation will not be needed.
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 7:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 18 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 12 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 24 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.