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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1106 AM AST SAT OCT 27 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING ISLANDS



  IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

     SAINT JOHN

     SAINT THOMAS



* UNTIL 200 PM AST



* AT 1100 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING TOWARDS OR ALREADY 

AFFECTING PARTS OF THESE ISLANDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AS MUCH 

AS 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS THROUGH 200 PM. THIS WILL 

RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS...ROADS...GUTS 

AND STREAMS...AND WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODED AREAS. IN 

ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND GUTS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 1836 6465 1826 6474 1827 6498 1831 6503

      1843 6507 1844 6503 1840 6500 1843 6498

TIME...MOT...LOC 1506Z 180DEG 0KT 1834 6490



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