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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

758 PM AST FRI APR 21 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     BAYAMON

     GUAYNABO

     CATANO

     TOA BAJA



* UNTIL 1100 PM AST



* AT 7:50 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM        

  PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF BAYAMON...CATANO...   

  AND GUAYNABO...AND MOVING WEST NORTHWESTWARD INTO TOA BAJA. 



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

  SECA...LEVITTOWN AND CATANO.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA DURING THE NEXT 30 TO 45 MINUTES.



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.



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 1839 6621 1840 6611 1848 6613 1847 6624



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