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WGCA52 TJSJ 231923

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PRC081-232215-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

321 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

     LARES



* UNTIL 615 PM AST



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

      RIO GUAJATACA IN LARES

      

* AT 320 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER   

LEVELS ALONG THE RIO GUAJATACA IN LARES WERE RAPIDLY APPROACHING 

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 1834 6690 1828 6684 1827 6687 1833 6693



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