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PRC029-031-037-049-053-063-077-085-089-103-119-129-147-040130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

530 PM AST MON OCT 3 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     CANOVANAS

     CULEBRA

     CAROLINA

     JUNCOS

     GURABO

     LUQUILLO

     NAGUABO

     SAN LORENZO

     VIEQUES

     LAS PIEDRAS

     CEIBA

     FAJARDO

     RIO GRANDE



* UNTIL 930 PM AST



* AT 502 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MOVING TOWARDS 

AND OVER THE WARNED AREA. ALSO...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS...MEDIA 

AND RESIDENTS ACROSS THESE AREAS HAVE ALREADY INDICATED FLOODED 

ROADS AND STREETS IN THE AREAS OF HUMACAO...LAS PIEDRAS AND 

NAGUABO.   



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROOSEVELT

  ROADS...RAMOS...PLAYA FORTUNA...NAGUABO...LUQUILLO...LUIS M.

  CINTRON...JUNCOS...HATO CANDAL...FAJARDO...CEIBA AND AGUAS CLARAS.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL 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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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. 

MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



LAT...LON 1810 6600 1815 6578 1810 6528 1834 6519

      1839 6580 1829 6594



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