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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1116 PM AST WED SEP 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES



  IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

     SAINT JOHN

     SAINT THOMAS

     SAINT CROIX



* UNTIL 115 AM AST



* AT 1104 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE    

  U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. GROUNDS ARE SATURATED FROM THE PAST 12 HOURS  

  RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY  

  THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MUDSLIDES AND LANDSLIDES ARE      

  POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. 



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

  AMALIE WEST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST AND ANNAS

  RETREAT



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN

JUAN.



LAT...LON 1826 6473 1810 6473 1807 6470 1783 6470

      1826 6473 1827 6498 1830 6503 1842 6506

      1839 6465 1830 6464



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