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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

515 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005



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

139-145-147-201000-

CANOVANAS-CAROLINA-MANATI-BARCELONETA-NAGUABO-SAN JUAN-TOA ALTA- 

VIEQUES-TRUJILLO ALTO-LARES-BAYAMON-CEIBA-FAJARDO-HATILLO- 

GUAYNABO-ARECIBO-VEGA BAJA-LOIZA-RIO GRANDE-

515 AM AST THU JAN 20 2005



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM AST...FOR 

THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...HAS EXPIRED...



IN PUERTO RICO

     CANOVANAS...CAROLINA...MANATI...BARCELONETA...NAGUABO...SAN

     JUAN...TOA ALTA...VIEQUES...TRUJILLO ALTO...LARES...BAYAMON...

     CEIBA...FAJARDO...HATILLO...GUAYNABO...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...

     LOIZA AND RIO GRANDE



AT 505 AM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SHOWERS 

AFFECTING PARTS OF THE FORMER WARNING AREA. HOWEVER...BOTH THE AREAL 

COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THESE SHOWERS HAVE DECREASED DURING THE 

PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. ALTHOUGH A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL 

COULD STILL OCCUR ACROSS A COUPLE OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH 

600 AM...THE IMMEDIATE RISK OF ANY ADDITIONAL PERSISTENT HEAVY 

RAINFALL OR NEW FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



HOWEVER...GROUNDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA REMAIN NEAR OR AT 

SATURATION AND RIVER LEVELS REMAIN HIGH. ANY SIGNIFICANT... 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL LATER THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON COULD AGAIN 

INDUCE FLASH FLOODING. FOR THIS REASON...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS 

IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES. 

ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER 

CLOSELY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND BE PREPARED TO ACT SHOULD WEATHER 

CONDITIONS WARRANT.  



LAT...LON 1817 6685 1836 6688 1833 6685 1849 6679

      1849 6635 1849 6635 1836 6638 1830 6682

      1820 6685 1820 6580 1825 6580 1836 6627

      1838 6624 1846 6596 1841 6577 1828 6574

      1838 6555 1812 6560 1812 6524



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