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WGCA72 TJSJ 112029

FFSSJU



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

424 PM AST WED JUN 11 2008



PRC055-079-093-121-125-153-112145-

/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080611T2145Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

MARICAO PR-SABANA GRANDE PR-SAN GERMAN PR-YAUCO PR-GUANICA PR-

LAJAS PR-

424 PM AST WED JUN 11 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM AST FOR

LAJAS...GUANICA...YAUCO...SAN GERMAN...SABANA GRANDE AND MARICAO

MUNICIPALITIES...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SABANA 

GRANDE...PALOMAS AND YAUCO.



AT 421 PM AST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ROAD 368 KM 

3.4 NEAR URBANIZATION ALTA SABANERA IN BARRIO MACHUCHAL FLOODED DUE 

TO THE CONTINUATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE AREA. WHILE THIS 

RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...FLOODED ROADS WILL STILL BE A 

PROBLEM FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS RUNOFF SUBSIDES.



IF YOU APPROACH A FLOODED ROAD DURING TRAVEL...PLEASE TURN AROUND 

AND FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.  THE DEPTH OF THE WATER ON THE ROAD IS 

NOT NORMALLY APPARENT AND COULD EASILY STALL YOUR CAR OR 

WORSE...CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 1821 6696 1810 6684 1802 6682 1798 6698

      1817 6704

TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 180DEG 0KT 1799 6686



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