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WGCA52 TJSJ 162146

FFWSJU

PRC127-162345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

544 PM AST TUE AUG 16 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO

     SAN JUAN



* UNTIL 745 PM AST



* AT 5:30 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 

MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA...PRODUCING 

VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF HATO REY AND RIO PIEDRAS. THE 

USGS RIVER LEVEL SENSORS SHOW RIO PIEDRAS RISING RAPIDLY...AND 

LIKELY TO FLOW OUT OF ITS BANKS IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. 



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 RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE 

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RAPID RISES IN 

RIVER LEVELS ARE LIKELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING 

WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 1841 6603 1835 6603 1838 6611 1845 6610



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