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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

928 AM AST WED AUG 8 2007



PRC151-081400-

YABUCOA PR-

928 AM AST WED AUG 8 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR YABUCOA 

MUNICIPALITY...U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGES INDICATED THAT RIO GUAYANES AT 

YABUCOA WAS FALLING...BUT LEVELS WERE STILL NEAR FLOOD STAGE. 

SATELLITE DATA INDICATED THAT THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THAN HAD 

BEEN OCCURRING ACROSS THE ADVISORY HAD DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE 

FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER...WITH SHOWERS AND 

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS STILL AFFECTING THE SURROUNDING AREA...ANY 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN THE RIVER FLUCTUATING AROUND FLOOD 

STAGE. 



ALONG WITH THE GUAYANES RIVER...SMALL CREAKS REMAIN HIGH AND LOW 

LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY STILL BE COVERED WITH WATER. IF 

YOU LIVE OR ARE DRIVING THROUGH THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY AREA CONTINUE 

TO USE CAUTION.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 1810 6586 1801 6580 1804 6591 1810 6592



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