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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

826 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...THE GUANAJIBO RIVER...ITS TRIBUTARIES AND

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     HORMIGUEROS

     MARICAO

     SABANA GRANDE

     SAN GERMAN

     YAUCO

     CABO ROJO

     MAYAGUEZ



* UNTIL 1230 PM AST



* AT 818 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR VERY HEAVY 

RAIN CONTINUING OVER THE WARNED AREA. USGS RIVER GAGES REPORTS 

INDICATE THE GUANAJIBO RIVER CURRENTLY EXCEEDING ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 

13 FEET IN SAN GERMAN WITH CONTINUED RISE ALONG THE ENTIRE REACHES 

OF THE GUANAJIBO AND ITS TRIBUTARIES THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. MINOR 

TO MODERATE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAN   

GERMAN...SABANA GRANDE AND HORMIGUEROS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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 



LAT...LON 1820 6699 1810 6691 1806 6691 1806 6712

      1818 6719



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