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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

658 PM AST FRI AUG 18 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

  FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     AGUADILLA

     AGUADA



* UNTIL 1245 AM AST



*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER...

     RIO CULEBRINAS



* AT 654 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR ALONG THE RIO CULEBRINAS NEAR 

THE MARGARITA DAM IN AGUADA INDICATED THAT THE WATER LEVELS WERE AT 

FLOOD STAGE AND STILL RISING STEADILY. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY GO OUT 

OF ITS BANKS WITHIN THE NEXT 15 TO 30 MINUTES AND WILL FLOOD LOW 

LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BANKS. IN ADDITION...A 

SPOTTER REPORTED SOME FLOODING OF ROADWAYS ALREADY OCCURRING 

ADJACENT TO A COUPLE OF THE MAIN TRIBUTARIES OF THE RIO CULEBRINAS. 



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 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 1844 6718 1843 6712 1838 6716 1840 6720



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