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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

245 PM AST FRI MAY 23 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     NORTHERN BAYAMON

     NORTHERN GUAYNABO



* UNTIL 430 PM AST



* AT 240 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING 

THESE AREAS. FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED NEAR FORT BUCHANAN AND 

ALONG THE MARTINEZ NADAL EXPRESSWAY. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 

TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER THESE AREAS AND IT 

CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED 

AND THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING AND WILL FURTHER 

AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING.



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 1841 6610 1838 6611 1839 6618 1841 6617

TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 180DEG 0KT 1838 6615



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