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WGCA52 TJSJ 181014

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PRC023-055-059-079-111-113-121-125-153-181315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

612 AM AST WED MAY 18 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     GUANICA

     GUAYANILLA

     SABANA GRANDE

     SAN GERMAN

     YAUCO

     PENUELAS

     PONCE

     CABO ROJO

     LAJAS



* UNTIL 9:15 AM AST



* AT 6 AM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ASHORE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST COAST 

FROM PONCE TO CABO ROJO...AND WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY 

RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL ACROSS THIS AREA EARLIER THIS 

MORNING HAS ALREADY LEFT ONE TO TWO INCHES. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ANY 

ROADS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS 

ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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 1770 6704 1769 6684 1784 6660 1809 6659

      1808 6723



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