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WGCA52 TJSJ 211841

FFWSJU

PRC021-033-061-137-212030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

234 PM AST THU APR 21 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     BAYAMON

     GUAYNABO

     CATANO

     TOA BAJA



* UNTIL 430 PM AST



* AT 230 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

THERE WILL BE A GREAT AMOUNT OF RUNOFF IN THIS AREA BECAUSE THE 

GROUND REMAINS VERY SATURATED DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE PAST 

FEW DAYS AND VERY LITTLE SUNSHINE. RAINFALL TOTALS WERE GREATEST 

OVER THE AREAS OF FRAILES...AND PUEBLO VIEJO AND SANTA ROSA WHERE 

OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN THIS PAST HOUR. MORE SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THIS AREA THROUGH 4 PM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 1837 6620 1836 6615 1836 6610 1847 6613

      1847 6618 1843 6618



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