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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS JSJ

March 14, 2025

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Mar 14, 2025, 1:06 AM CDT. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2025, 1:06 AM CDT (06:06 UTC)
Expired
Mar 14, 2025, 3:20 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

The radar

The San Juan radar (TJUA), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

558 
WGCA52 TJSJ 140606
FFWSJU
PRC021-137-140830-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0002.250314T0606Z-250314T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
206 AM AST Fri Mar 14 2025

The National Weather Service in San Juan has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Bayamon and Toa Baja...

* Until 430 AM AST.

* At 206 AM AST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. 
  Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the 
  warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
           flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 1845 6617 1843 6617 1842 6616 1842 6613
      1840 6613 1838 6612 1838 6614 1836 6614
      1832 6614 1832 6620 1839 6620 1840 6623
      1839 6625 1845 6626 1845 6624 1845 6623
      1846 6622 1847 6618

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

DSR
1 follow-up statement
790 
WGCA72 TJSJ 140820
FFSSJU

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service San Juan PR
420 AM AST Fri Mar 14 2025

PRC021-137-140830-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250314T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bayamon PR-Toa Baja PR-
420 AM AST Fri Mar 14 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BAYAMON AND TOA BAJA COUNTIES HAS BEEN 
REPLACED WITH A FLOOD ADVISORY...

&&

LAT...LON 1845 6617 1843 6617 1842 6616 1842 6613
      1840 6613 1838 6612 1838 6614 1836 6614
      1832 6614 1832 6620 1839 6620 1840 6623
      1839 6625 1845 6626 1845 6624 1845 6623
      1846 6622 1847 6618

$$

DSR

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 8:13 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ11 hr
Mar 13, 8:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Mar 13, 9:03 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ10 hr
Mar 13, 9:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Mar 13, 11:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Mar 13, 11:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ96 min
Mar 14, 12:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ52 min
Mar 14, 3:20 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ55 min
Mar 14, 9:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Mar 14, 10:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Mar 14, 11:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 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.