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WGCA52 TJSJ 152043

FFWSJU

PRC031-033-061-127-152245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

443 PM AST TUE AUG 15 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

  FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     CAROLINA

     SAN JUAN

     GUAYNABO

     CATANO



* UNTIL 645 PM AST



* AT 438 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

SCATTERED SHOWERS AFFECTING THE WARNING AREA. ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL 

INTENSITY HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR ESTIMATES 

AND LOCAL OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF RAIN 

FELL IN THE RIO PIEDRAS AREA DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS. SEVERAL 

ROADS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA 

REMAINED FLOODED WITH AS MUCH AS 3 TO 4 FEET OF STANDING WATER. ANY 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE MUNICIPALITIES WILL RESULT IN NEW 

FLOODING AND WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS.     



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND 

UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 1840 6615 1836 6606 1839 6601 1845 6600

      1846 6615



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