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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

922 AM AST SUN SEP 21 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     JUNCOS

     LAS PIEDRAS

     LUQUILLO

     NAGUABO

     CEIBA

     CANOVANAS

     FAJARDO

     RIO GRANDE



* UNTIL 12:15 PM AST



* AT 9:15 AM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ANOTHER BAND OF SHOWERS  

  AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN ACROSS THE FAJARDO AREA AND SHIFTING   

  WESTWARD INTO LUQUILLO AND RIO GRANDE...PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL.  

  RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND TWO INCHES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE   

  PAST HOUR...AND LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE RESPONDING WITH RAPID 

  RISES. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS 

AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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 1827 6575 1823 6589 1843 6583 1838 6561

      1821 6561 1818 6573



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