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Special Weather Statement, NWS JSJ

June 19, 2021

NWS JSJ issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2021, 3:03 PM CDT. It was in force for 27 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: Jun 19, 2021, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2021, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS JSJ

The radar

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The text

As transmitted.

078 
WWCA82 TJSJ 192003
SPSSJU

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Juan PR
403 PM AST Sat Jun 19 2021

PRZ007-009-010-192030-
Mayaguez and Vicinity-Western Interior-Ponce and Vicinity-
403 PM AST Sat Jun 19 2021

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SABANA GRANDE...LAS
MARIAS...LARES...ANASCO...MARICAO...MAYAGUEZ...SAN SEBASTIAN...
NORTHEASTERN SAN GERMAN AND NORTHWESTERN YAUCO MUNICIPALITIES...

At 402 PM AST, strong thunderstorms were clustered near Maricao, 
moving west at around 5-10 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 1814 6686 1815 6705 1826 6707 1826 6692
      1817 6685
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 094DEG 8KT 1818 6696 

$$

GL

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 2:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ		3 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.