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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

946 AM AST SAT OCT 27 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING ISLAND



  IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

     SAINT CROIX



* UNTIL 1230 PM AST



* AT 941 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING ST CROIX...ESPECIALLY 

THE EAST HALF. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL 

OCCUR THROUGH 1230 PM AND THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING OF 

LOW LYING AREAS...ROADS...GUTS AND STREAMS...AND WILL FURTHER 

AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE 

OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.



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.



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 1769 6460 1764 6473 1764 6490 1768 6494

      1776 6494 1782 6481 1778 6455 1773 6455

TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 180DEG 0KT 1795 6497



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