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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

948 PM AST SUN JUN 8 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     ISABELA

     QUEBRADILLAS

     SAN SEBASTIAN

     UTUADO

     LAS MARIAS

     LARES

     CAMUY

     HATILLO

     ARECIBO



* UNTIL 1145 PM AST



* AT 932 PM AST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS FROM ARECIBO        

  REPORTED FLASH FLOODING RESULTING IN FLOODED HOUSES IN             

  ARECIBO...AND MUDSLIDES IN HATILLO ALONG ROUTE 129 TO LARES.       

  HEAVY RAINS HAVE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE       

  WARNED AREA SINCE SUNSET. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM 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 FLOODING.



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 1846 6704 1845 6661 1825 6661 1822 6702

TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 180DEG 0KT 1830 6687



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