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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

725 PM AST SUN APR 27 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     COMERIO

     BARRANQUITAS

     NARANJITO



* UNTIL 930 PM AST



* AT 720 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR THAT 

ALTHOUGH THE MUCH OF THE HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH... 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM RECENT 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 FURTHER FLOODING.USGS RIVERS ACROSS

THESE AREAS REMAIN AT EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS.



THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF LOCAL FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES 

ACROSS THESE AREAS BASED ON REPORTS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS

AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION. STAY AT

A SAFE PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS UNTIL THE THREAT OF FLOOD WATERS 

PASSES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR 

LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A 

SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 1828 6628 1826 6617 1817 6624 1820 6633

TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 180DEG 0KT 1822 6625



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