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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

742 PM AST SAT OCT 27 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR AREAS ALONG THE RIO PIEDRAS AND ITS 

TRIBUTARIES...

  IN THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     SAN JUAN

     TOA BAJA



* UNTIL 1045 PM AST



* AT 741 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE SENSOR ALONG THE RIO PIEDRAS 

RIVER IN SAN JUAN INDICATED THAT THE RIO PIEDRAS WAS RAPIDLY 

APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE. WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL 

EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...A FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE RIO PIEDRAS AND ITS TRIBUTARIES 

UNTIL 1045 PM AST.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAN JUAN



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE 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.



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 1847 6609 1840 6605 1834 6604 1833 6605

      1834 6607 1840 6607 1845 6614 1848 6614

TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 180DEG 0KT 1827 6606



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