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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

527 AM AST FRI AUG 15 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     LUQUILLO

     CEIBA

     FAJARDO



* UNTIL 815 AM AST



* AT 522 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL...AFFECTING THESE MUNICIPALITIES. IN ADDITION...LOCAL 

EMERGENCY MANAGERS INDICATED THAT RIO FAJARDO WAS FLOODED AT ROAD 

NUMBER 3 IN FAJARDO. RADAR ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. GAGES INDICATE 

THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE 

WARNING AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 

INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH 815 AM AND THIS WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE 

ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS AND RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING AND 

LOCALIZED RIVER 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 1830 6553 1829 6557 1826 6554 1822 6556

      1822 6563 1838 6570 1840 6554



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