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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

304 PM AST SAT SEP 23 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

  FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO

     ADJUNTAS



* UNTIL 600 PM AST



* AT 300 PM AST...



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

      RIO PELLEJAS

      

* AT 300 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER   

LEVELS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO IN ADJUNTAS AT HIGHWAY 135 

AND THE RIO PELLEJAS ABOVE C. PELLEJAS...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...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...DO NOT 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 1821 6669 1813 6673 1813 6675 1822 6674



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