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PRC023-055-067-079-083-093-097-121-125-240200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

624 PM AST SUN OCT 23 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED IN TIME AND 

AREA 



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     HORMIGUEROS

     GUANICA

     MARICAO

     SABANA GRANDE

     SAN GERMAN

     LAS MARIAS

     MAYAGUEZ

     CABO ROJO

     LAJAS



* UNTIL 10:00 PM AST



* INCLUDING ALL LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS.



AT 6:21 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO AFFECT SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND. 

THIS HEAVY RAIN HAS SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF 

MARICAO AND MAYAGUEZ. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO INCHES HAVE 

BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THIS AREA...WITH ISOLATED AREAS IN EXCESS 

OF THREE INCHES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH 7 

PM.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE NUMEROUS 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.



LAT...LON 1796 6721 1794 6690 1822 6697 1814 6718



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