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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

358 PM AST FRI MAY 2 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     CIALES

     UTUADO



* UNTIL 700 PM AST



* AT 354 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE ALONG THE RIO LIMON IN 

UTUADO INDICATED THAT THE RIO LIMON HAD RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND 

WAS CONTINUING TO RISE. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL WAS STILL 

FALLING ACROSS THE MUNICIPALITIES OF UTUADO AND CIALES...AND THIS 

HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. ALONG 

WITH FLOODING OF ROADWAYS...STREAMS AND CREEKS...THE POSSIBILITY OF 

MUDSLIDES ACROSS THE WARNED MUNICIPALITIES REMAINS HIGH.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND 

UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN WATER 

COVER THE ROADWAY. 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.



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 1831 6659 1831 6665 1833 6664 1833 6657

      1826 6652 1823 6656

TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 180DEG 0KT 1829 6666



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