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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

530 PM AST SAT OCT 27 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     HORMIGUEROS

     COAMO

     CAYEY

     AIBONITO

     JAYUYA

     ADJUNTAS

     OROCOVIS

     SABANA GRANDE

     SAN GERMAN

     YAUCO

     VILLALBA

     GUAYANILLA

     GUAYAMA

     GUANICA

     JUANA DIAZ

     PONCE

     CABO ROJO

     SALINAS

     SANTA ISABEL

     PENUELAS

     LAJAS



* UNTIL 930 PM AST



* AT 526 PM AST...FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM SALINAS AND 

SANTA ISABEL AND MANY REGIONS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO 

RICO.



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

  REAL...VILLALBA...VAZQUEZ...TALLABOA ALTA...SANTO DOMINGO...SAN

  GERMAN...SABANA GRANDE...PENUELAS...LUIS LLORENS TORRES...LOS

  LLANOS...LAJAS...JUANA DIAZ...GUAYABAL...COTO LAUREL...COAMO AND

  CABO ROJO



THE SITUATION WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN AS HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND 

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COME ONSHORE OVER THE WARNED AREA AND CREATE 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF CAUSING FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS AND LANDS 

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING. EVEN SOME MAINSTEM RIVERS WILL BEGIN TO RISE 

TOWARD FLOOD STAGE AS THIS UNFOLDS.



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. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DRIVE TO ESCAPE DANGER...PLEASE STAY 

OUR OF HARMS WAY. WEATHER RELATED DEATHS FROM THIS SYSTEM HAVE 

ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. HILLSIDES AND ROADWAYS CAN GIVE WAY WITHOUT 

NOTICE...DONT BE UNDER THEM WHEN THEY COLLAPSE.



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 1791 6724 1806 6724 1815 6716 1814 6666

      1824 6644 1813 6633 1809 6617 1794 6620

      1790 6648 1793 6677 1787 6697

TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 330DEG 15KT 1804 6663



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