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PRC091-101-232130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

325 PM AST MON MAY 23 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     MANATI

     MOROVIS



* UNTIL 530 PM AST



* AT 319 PM AST...THE LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN OVER THESE AREAS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

ALSO INDICATED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE 

ACROSS THESE AREAS. RADAR ESTIMATES AND LOCAL REPORTS INDICATED 

BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF 

THE WARNING AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. RIVER SENSORS ALREADY 

INDICATE RAPID RISES ALONG MOST RIVERS AND STREAMS AND WATER SURGES 

ARE LIKELY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH AND 

RIVER FLOODING WITHIN IN THE WARNED AREA. ALSO...MUDSLIDES ARE 

LIKELY OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. 



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP 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 1828 6643 1841 6643 1838 6643 1833 6638

      1828 6638



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