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WGCA72 TJSJ 211745

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

145 PM AST SUN SEP 21 2008



PRC009-015-025-029-035-037-043-053-057-069-077-085-089-095-103-109-

119-123-129-133-151-211830-

/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080921T1815Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

CAGUAS PR-COAMO PR-CAYEY PR-AIBONITO PR-JUNCOS PR-SAN LORENZO PR-

LAS PIEDRAS PR-ARROYO PR-LUQUILLO PR-PATILLAS PR-MAUNABO PR-

NAGUABO PR-CEIBA PR-CANOVANAS PR-GUAYAMA PR-FAJARDO PR-HUMACAO PR-

SALINAS PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-RIO GRANDE PR-YABUCOA PR-

145 PM AST SUN SEP 21 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM AST FOR 

YABUCOA...RIO GRANDE...SANTA ISABEL...SALINAS...HUMACAO...FAJARDO... 

GUAYAMA...CANOVANAS...CEIBA...NAGUABO...MAUNABO...PATILLAS...LUQUILLO

...ARROYO...LAS PIEDRAS...SAN LORENZO...JUNCOS...AIBONITO... 

CAYEY...COAMO AND CAGUAS MUNICIPALITIES...



AT 1:35 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 

OCCURRING ACROSS THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO 

RICO...EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHEAST COAST TO SANTA ISABEL. RAINFALL 

RATES OF TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING...AND WILL LEAD 

TO FURTHER  RISES IN LOCAL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS. ADDITIONAL 

RAINS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON...AND 

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MAY BE SEEN.



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 1792 6643 1801 6642 1823 6589 1843 6583

      1839 6561 1823 6558 1803 6580 1792 6597

      1788 6640



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