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Special Weather Statement, NWS JSJ

July 25, 2021

NWS JSJ issued this special weather statement at Jul 25, 2021, 8:13 PM CDT. It was in force for 62 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: Jul 25, 2021, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 25, 2021, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS JSJ

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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414 
WWCA82 TJSJ 260113
SPSSJU

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Juan PR
913 PM AST Sun Jul 25 2021

PRZ001-002-004-260215-
San Juan and Vicinity-Northeast-Eastern Interior-
913 PM AST Sun Jul 25 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MUNICIPALITIES OF NORTHEATERN 
PUERTO RICO...

At 912 PM AST, a strong thunderstorm was located over Rio Grande,
moving west at 15 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
San Juan, Carolina, Canovanas, Loiza, Rio Grande, Trujillo Alto,
Luquillo, Vieques, Campo Rico, Suarez, Santa Barbara, Hato Candal,
Playa Fortuna, San Isidro, La Dolores, Celada, Bartolo, Palmer,
Benitez and Lomas.

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 1845 6594 1843 6583 1841 6582 1841 6577
      1840 6577 1838 6573 1827 6574 1827 6601
      1845 6601 1846 6599
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 110DEG 14KT 1837 6584 

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ICP

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 25, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	94 min
Jul 25, 7:59 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	91 min
Jul 25, 9:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JSJ	60 min
Jul 26, 12:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	96 min

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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.