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WGCA72 TJSJ 221314

FFSSJU



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

914 AM AST MON SEP 22 2008



PRC001-007-009-015-019-021-023-025-029-031-033-035-037-039-041-043-

045-047-049-051-053-055-057-059-061-063-067-069-073-075-077-079-081-

083-085-087-089-091-093-095-097-101-103-105-107-109-111-113-119-121-

123-125-127-129-133-135-137-139-141-143-145-147-149-151-153-221730-

/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-080922T1730Z/

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

BAYAMON PR-HORMIGUEROS PR-CIALES PR-CAGUAS PR-CIDRA PR-COAMO PR-

CAYEY PR-COROZAL PR-COMERIO PR-AIBONITO PR-AGUAS BUENAS PR-

BARRANQUITAS PR-JUNCOS PR-JAYUYA PR-GURABO PR-ADJUNTAS PR-MARICAO PR-

OROCOVIS PR-NARANJITO PR-MOROVIS PR-TOA ALTA PR-SABANA GRANDE PR-

SAN GERMAN PR-SAN LORENZO PR-UTUADO PR-YAUCO PR-VILLALBA PR-

TRUJILLO ALTO PR-VEGA ALTA PR-LAS PIEDRAS PR-LAS MARIAS PR-LARES PR-

DORADO PR-GUAYANILLA PR-ARROYO PR-LUQUILLO PR-PATILLAS PR-MAUNABO PR-

NAGUABO PR-GUAYNABO PR-CEIBA PR-CANOVANAS PR-GUAYAMA PR-FAJARDO PR-

CULEBRA PR-GUANICA PR-CAROLINA PR-HUMACAO PR-JUANA DIAZ PR-MANATI PR-

PONCE PR-CABO ROJO PR-CATANO PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-VEGA BAJA PR-SAN JUAN PR-

SALINAS PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-PENUELAS PR-LOIZA PR-RIO GRANDE PR-

YABUCOA PR-VIEQUES PR-TOA BAJA PR-LAJAS PR-

914 AM AST MON SEP 22 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM AST FOR MUCH 

OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.



AT 855 AM AST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SEVERAL 

HOMES INUNDATED WITH FLOOD WATERS AS A RESULT OF VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL ACROSS CABO ROJO. IN ADDITION...REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES AND 

FLOODED HOMES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM YAUCO...WITH THE RIO YAUCO 

NEAR BARRIO BARINAS AND URBANO LUQUETTI REPORTED TO BE OUT OF ITS 

BANKS. SOME OF THE MAIN ROADS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED FLOODED AND 

IMPASSABLE INCLUDE ROAD 121...ROAD 127...ROAD 128 AND ROAD 368. 



IF TRAVEL IS UNNECESSARY TODAY...MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO POSTPONE 

THEIR TRAVELS UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE AS ANOTHER 4 TO 8 

INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL FLOODING 

EXPECTED.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER 

GROUND.



LAT...LON 1821 6531 1809 6525 1804 6556 1817 6564

      1793 6589 1792 6726 1824 6719 1826 6653

      1851 6655 1843 6554 1829 6557 1819 6545

      1821 6531 1831 6543 1839 6538 1836 6519



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