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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

730 PM AST WED MAY 11 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     BARCELONETA

     ARECIBO



* UNTIL 1030 PM AST



* AT 7:13 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NORTH HALF OF BARCELONETA AND 

NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF ARECIBO...MOVING NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE TOWN 

CENTER OF ARECIBO. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR 

DURING THE NEXT 30 TO 60 MINUTES AND WILL INDUCE SIGNIFICANT URBAN 

FLOODING ACROSS ARECIBO...AS WELL AS RURAL AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING 

IN BARCELONETA.



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.



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 6660 1843 6654 1850 6658 1847 6676



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