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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

200 PM AST FRI SEP 1 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

  FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO

     SAN JUAN



* UNTIL 500 PM AST



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

     RIO PIEDRAS



* AT 156 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER   

LEVELS ALONG THE RIO PIEDRAS AT CUPEY...SENORIAL AND CAIMITO WERE 

ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND STILL RISING. A WATER SURGE IS OCCURRING AND 

WILL CONTINUE DOWNSTREAM...RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT WATER RISE IN 

OTHER AREAS AND FLASH FLOODING OF AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BANKS. 

ALSO...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE AND WILL FURTHER 

AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS AND RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING 

IN OTHER AREAS. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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 1841 6602 1838 6602 1838 6602



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