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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

907 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING ISLAND



  IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

     SAINT CROIX



* UNTIL 100 AM AST



* AT 857 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE ISLAND OF SAINT CROIX...WITH ADDITIONAL 

HEAVY RAINFALL UPSTREAM OF THE ISLAND.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO            

  FREDERIKSTED AND SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL SAINT CROIX



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL HAS BEEN CAUSING LOCALIZED 

FLOODING ON THE ISLAND OF SAINT CROIX. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL 

OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN CONTINUED 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES 

THROUGH AT LEAST 1 AM AST. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS AND LANDS ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO 

FLOODING. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 1768 6465 1767 6471 1764 6473 1764 6490

      1766 6492 1779 6490 1779 6465

TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 139DEG 12KT 1814 6519



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