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WGCA72 TJSJ 162133

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

520 PM AST TUE AUG 16 2005



PRC054-113-141-162230-

FLORIDA-UTUADO-PONCE-

520 PM AST TUE AUG 16 2005



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 515 PM 

AST...FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...



IN PUERTO RICO

     FLORIDA...UTUADO AND PONCE



AT 512 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED ONLY A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS 

OVER OR NEARBY THE WARNED MUNICIPALITIES MENTIONED ABOVE. RIVERS 

ACROSS THESE AREAS HAVE CRESTED AND IS NOW FALLING RAPIDLY TO NEAR 

NORMAL LEVELS. THEREFORE THERE IS NO LONGER A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING 

IN THE AREA AS NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  HOWEVER... 

IF YOU LIVE IN OR ARE PASSING THROUGH THE EARLIER WARNED AREA...YOU 

SHOULD AVOID CROSSING FLOODED ROADS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH 

YOUR DESTINATION. YOU SHOULD ALSO STAY AWAY FROM RIVERS AND CREEKS 

UNTIL THEY HAVE RETURNED TO NORMAL LEVELS.



LAT...LON 1815 6665 1822 6668 1822 6679 1830 6679

      1833 6674 1830 6660 1836 6654 1815 6663

      1807 6654 1807 6654



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