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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

653 PM AST SUN APR 27 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     JUNCOS

     SAN LORENZO

     LAS PIEDRAS

     HUMACAO



* UNTIL 1000 PM AST



* AT 647 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN MAY 

FALLEN OVER THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF IN LAS PIEDRAS...JUNCOS AND 

SAN LORENZO. RIVER GAGES INDICATE RAPID RUSHES OF WATER ARE 

OCCURRING ON THE RIO VALENCIANO NEAR JUNCOS.



TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER THIS AREA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE 

NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF LOW LYING 

AREAS...STREAMS AND RIVERS..AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MUDSLIDES.

THE AREAS MOST EXPOSED TO FLOODING AT THIS TIME INCLUDE...BUT ARE 

NOT LIMITED TO...



* QUEBRADA ARENAS...VALENCIANO ABAJO AND VALENCIANO ARRIBA ALONG THE 

  BORDER OF LAS PIEDRAS AND JUNCOS.



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 1823 6596 1823 6586 1812 6586 1812 6597

TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 180DEG 0KT 1817 6587



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