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WGCA72 TJSJ 031747

FFSSJU



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

147 PM AST WED SEP 3 2008



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YAUCO PR-GUAYANILLA PR-GUANICA PR-LAJAS PR-

147 PM AST WED SEP 3 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LAJAS...GUANICA...

GUAYANILLA AND YAUCO MUNICIPALITIES...



AT 145 PM AST...THE USGS RIVER GAGE ALONG THE RIO YAUCO WAS 

INDICATING THAT THE RIVER HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND WAS 

CONTINUING TO RECEDE. 



WHILE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...RESIDENTS AND 

MOTORISTS ARE CAUTIONED TO ALLOW SEVERAL HOURS FOR LOCAL RIVERS AND 

STREAMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL LEVELS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN 

AUTOMOBILES. 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.



LAT...LON 1796 6702 1805 6702 1804 6691 1805 6690

      1814 6692 1813 6679 1795 6681 1792 6693



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