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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

700 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

     CAGUAS

     CIDRA

     COAMO

     CAYEY

     AIBONITO

     GUAYAMA

     SALINAS

     SANTA ISABEL



* UNTIL 1000 AM AST



* AT 655 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 

TO INDICATE SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL AFFECTING THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES AND 

U.S.G.S. GAGES INDICATE THAT 2 TO LOCALLY 4 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 1000 

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 1793 6644 1804 6634 1808 6626 1817 6619

      1819 6605 1791 6619



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