

000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 200600

FFWSJU

PRC013-017-021-029-031-037-053-061-065-081-087-091-103-119-127-135-

139-145-147-200900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

200 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED AND EXPANDED A 

FLASH FLOOD WARNING AND IT NOW INCLUDES



* THE MUNICIPALITIES OF



     CAROLINA

     MANATI

     BARCELONETA

     SAN JUAN

     GUAYNABO

     BAYAMON

     TRUJILLO ALTO

     LARES

     HATILLO

     ARECIBO

     VEGA BAJA

     CANOVANAS

     NAGUABO

     VIEQUES

     CEIBA

     FAJARDO

     RIO GRANDE

     LOIZA

     TOA ALTA



* UNTIL 500 AM AST



* AT 155 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SHOWERS... 

SOME WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. 

ALTHOUGH RAINFALL HAD TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED IN A FEW 

MUNICIPALITIES...NEW SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING AND WILL MOVE ACROSS 

THESE AREAS THROUGH 500 AM. IN ADDITION...RIVERS AND STREAMS WITHIN 

THE WARNING AREA REMAIN AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS OR NEAR BANKFULL. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE-HALF TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED 

AND THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING OR FURTHER AGGRAVATE 

ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS. ALSO...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF 

STEEP TERRAIN. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND 

IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE 

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. YOU SHOULD NEVER 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH 

BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



$$



BCS



000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 200603 CCA

FFWSJU

PRC013-017-021-029-031-037-053-061-065-081-087-091-103-119-127-135-

139-145-147-200900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

200 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED AND EXPANDED A 

FLASH FLOOD WARNING AND IT NOW INCLUDES



* THE MUNICIPALITIES OF



     CAROLINA

     MANATI

     BARCELONETA

     SAN JUAN

     GUAYNABO

     BAYAMON

     TRUJILLO ALTO

     LARES

     HATILLO

     ARECIBO

     VEGA BAJA

     CANOVANAS

     NAGUABO

     VIEQUES

     CEIBA

     FAJARDO

     RIO GRANDE

     LOIZA

     TOA ALTA



*THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES 

WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.



* UNTIL 500 AM AST



* AT 155 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SHOWERS... 

SOME WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. 

ALTHOUGH RAINFALL HAD TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED IN A FEW 

MUNICIPALITIES...NEW SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING AND WILL MOVE ACROSS 

THESE AREAS THROUGH 500 AM. IN ADDITION...RIVERS AND STREAMS WITHIN 

THE WARNING AREA REMAIN AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS OR NEAR BANKFULL. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE-HALF TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED 

AND THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING OR FURTHER AGGRAVATE 

ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS. ALSO...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF 

STEEP TERRAIN. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND 

IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE 

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. YOU SHOULD NEVER 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH 

BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



$$



BCS/GR

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