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PRC007-021-025-047-051-061-063-127-135-137-139-143-145-082100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

230 PM AST SAT OCT 8 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     DORADO

     CAGUAS

     COROZAL

     AGUAS BUENAS

     GURABO

     SAN JUAN

     TOA ALTA

     TRUJILLO ALTO

     VEGA ALTA

     BAYAMON

     GUAYNABO

     VEGA BAJA

     TOA BAJA



* UNTIL 500 PM AST



* AT 223 PM AST...THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AND THE PUBLIC REPORTED 

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST OVER THE WARNED 

AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BEEN EXPECT 

TO MOVE ACROSS AND AFFECT THESE AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SO FAR 

HAS BEEN IN AND AROUND THE VEGA BAJA...VEGA ALTA...TOA BAJA...AND 

FURTHER EAST ACROSS PARTS OF BAYAMON...GUAYNABO...GURABO AND PARTS 

OF THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA.



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

  BAJA...VEGA ALTA...TOA BAJA...SAN ANTONIO...SABANA SECA...RIO

  LAJAS...SAN JOSE...TOA ALTA...PAJAROS...MONSERRATE...LEVITTOWN...

  INGENIO...GUAYNABO...GALATEO...CANDELARIA ARENAS...CANDELARIA...

  CAMPANILLA AND BAYAMON.



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.



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 1844 6620 1838 6608 1827 6596 1826 6608

      1836 6637 1846 6644



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