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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1220 AM AST MON APR 28 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     LUQUILLO

     FAJARDO

     RIO GRANDE



* UNTIL 330 AM AST



* AT 1219 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE 

NORTHEAST AND EAST COASTAL WATERS...AND DRIFT OVER THE WARNING AREA. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES RANGED BETWEEN AN INCH TO FOUR INCHES IN  

SOME AREAS DURING THE EVENING HOURS...AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF AN 

INCH OR MORE CAN EXPECTED AT LEAST UNTIL 330 AM AST.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO 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. ALSO...MUDSLIDES 

AND DEBRIS FLOW ARE LIKELY IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. TURN AROUND...DONT 

DROWN.



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 1829 6563 1832 6580 1842 6581 1839 6561

TIME...MOT...LOC 0420Z 180DEG 0KT 1835 6577



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