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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

550 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     CAMUY

     HATILLO



* UNTIL 800 PM AST



*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...RIO CAMUY



* AT 548 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND WITH 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...CONTINUING TO AFFECT THESE AREAS. RADAR 

ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. GAUGES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAVE ALREADY FALLEN AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR 

INDICATED THAT THE WATER LEVELS OF RIO CAMUY WERE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE 

AND STILL INCREASING. ALSO...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF 

STEEP TERRAIN.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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 1845 6679 1839 6678 1840 6686 1846 6686



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