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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

650 PM AST WED SEP 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXPANDED AND EXTENDED 

THE 



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING TO INCLUDE ALL MUNICIPALITIES OF PUERTO RICO

 

* UNTIL 1245 AM AST



* AT 636 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

ADDITIONAL BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 

APPROACHING FROM THE MONA PASSAGE. GROUNDS ARE SATURATED FROM THE 

PAST 12 HOURS RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 

ARE LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS RIVER AND SMALL STREAMS ARE 

SWOLLEN OR NEAR BANKFULL AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL EASILY 

ALLOW THEM TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS. 

MUDSLIDES AND LANDSLIDES ARE TO BE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS 

AND STEEP TERRAIN. 



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING SUPERCEDES ALL PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD 

WARNINGS AND URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES THAT WERE IN 

EFFECT.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 1794 6726 1823 6720 1829 6729 1838 6731

      1856 6714 1849 6582 1839 6559 1795 6582

      1789 6654 1793 6658 1793 6677 1787 6698



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