

000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 202310

FFWSJU

VIC010-210300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

659 PM AST FRI OCT 20 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS RE-ISSUED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

  FOR THE FOLLOWING ISLAND

  IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

     SAINT CROIX



* UNTIL 1100 PM AST



* AT 655 PM AST...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND 

FLASH FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS SAINT CROIX. WHILE A BRIEF BREAK IN 

THE WEATHER IS LIKELY OVER THE NEXT HOUR...THE LATEST SATELLITE DATA 

INDICATES A LARGE AREA OF MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HEADED FOR 

SAINT CROIX. FOR THIS REASON...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SAINT 

CROIX HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 11 PM AST. 



THIS IS AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING 

SITUATION.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...GUTS AND ROADS...AS WELL AS LAND ALONG 

THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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. DO NOT DROWN...TURN AROUND



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.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CENTRAL

  SAINT CROIX.



LAT...LON 1778 6444 1760 6478 1773 6505 1786 6488



$$



SR

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000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 202310

FFWSJU

VIC010-210300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

659 PM AST FRI OCT 20 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS RE-ISSUED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

  FOR THE FOLLOWING ISLAND

  IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

     SAINT CROIX



* UNTIL 1100 PM AST



* AT 655 PM AST...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND 

FLASH FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS SAINT CROIX. WHILE A BRIEF BREAK IN 

THE WEATHER IS LIKELY OVER THE NEXT HOUR...THE LATEST SATELLITE DATA 

INDICATES A LARGE AREA OF MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HEADED FOR 

SAINT CROIX. FOR THIS REASON...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SAINT 

CROIX HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 11 PM AST. 



THIS IS AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING 

SITUATION.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...GUTS AND ROADS...AS WELL AS LAND ALONG 

THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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. DO NOT DROWN...TURN AROUND



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.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CENTRAL

  SAINT CROIX.



LAT...LON 1778 6444 1760 6478 1773 6505 1786 6488



$$



SR

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