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Special Weather Statement, NWS JSJ

May 31, 2017

NWS JSJ issued this special weather statement at May 31, 2017, 12:08 PM CDT. It was in force for 67 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
May 31, 2017, 12:08 PM CDT (17:08 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2017, 1:15 PM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS JSJ

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

349 
WWCA82 TJSJ 311708
SPSSJU

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Juan PR
108 PM AST WED MAY 31 2017

PRZ010-011-311815-
Mayaguez and Vicinity-Southwest-
108 PM AST WED MAY 31 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CABO ROJO...MAYAGUEZ...SAN
GERMAN AND HORMIGUEROS MUNICIPALITIES...

At 108 PM AST, a strong thunderstorm was located over San German. the
storm is moving slowly west.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hormigueros, San German, Cabo Rojo, Monte Grande, Puerto Real and
Sabana Eneas.

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 1808 6699 1805 6720 1806 6720 1807 6718
      1808 6720 1809 6720 1813 6717 1814 6718
      1815 6718 1816 6709 1815 6709 1816 6702
TIME...MOT...LOC 1708Z 000DEG 0KT 1812 6704 

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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 11:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJSJ60 min
May 31, 11:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
May 31, 12:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
May 31, 12:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
May 31, 1:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJSJ60 min
May 31, 1:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ4 hr
May 31, 1:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
May 31, 1:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 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.