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PRC013-017-091-120300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

801 PM AST WED MAY 11 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     MANATI

     BARCELONETA

     ARECIBO



* UNTIL 1100 PM AST



* AT 8 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS 

OVER BARCELONETA AND MANATI PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. HIGH RAIN 

ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOW SPREADING EAST AND NORTHEASTWARD INTO MANATI.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OF ONE TO TWO INCHES MAY FALL ACROSS THIS 

GENERAL AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR.



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 1844 6673 1837 6660 1843 6646 1848 6646

      1858 6684



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