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WGCA72 TJSJ 181842

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

242 PM AST THU AUG 18 2005



PRC021-033-061-181850-

BAYAMON-GUAYNABO-CATANO-

242 PM AST THU AUG 18 2005



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO

     BAYAMON...GUAYNABO AND CATANO



AT 238 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 RIVER



LAT...LON 1836 6613 1838 6613 1841 6610 1844 6613

      1844 6610 1833 6610 1833 6616



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