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WGCA52 TJSJ 211801

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

201 PM AST SUN SEP 21 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES



  IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

     SAINT JOHN

     SAINT THOMAS

     SAINT CROIX



* UNTIL 600 PM AST



* AT 155 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 

AFFECTING THESE ISLANDS. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO AS MUCH 

AS 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE WARNING 

AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER ST CROIX AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 OR MORE INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 600 PM AND 

THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING OF STREETS...ROADS AND GUTS 

AND WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION...

MUDSLIDES ARE EXPECTED OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.  



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.



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 1778 6464 1784 6473 1810 6475 1839 6469

      1845 6489 1843 6506 1842 6507 1830 6506

      1826 6476 1784 6473 1773 6494 1769 6462



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