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Special Weather Statement, NWS JSJ

August 2, 2021

NWS JSJ issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2021, 12:50 PM CDT. It was in force for 25 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 2, 2021, 12:50 PM CDT (17:50 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2021, 1:15 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS JSJ

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

374 
WWCA82 TJSJ 021750
SPSSJU

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Juan PR
150 PM AST Mon Aug 2 2021

PRZ009-021815-
Western Interior-
150 PM AST Mon Aug 2 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LAS MARIAS...LARES...MARICAO...
SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO AND ADJUNTAS MUNICIPALITIES...

At 149 PM AST, a strong thunderstorm was located near Lares, moving
west at 10 mph.

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

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 1831 6676 1818 6680 1819 6700 1835 6698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 094DEG 11KT 1826 6684 

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DSR

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 11:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Aug 2, 11:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Aug 2, 12:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Aug 2, 1:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Aug 2, 2:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr

Nearby

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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.