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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

335 PM AST WED OCT 8 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     TRUJILLO ALTO

     SAN JUAN



* UNTIL 530 PM AST



* AT 326 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SECTIONS OF THE 

SAN JUAN METRO AREA. IN ADDITION...U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE SENSORS ALONG 

THE RIO PIEDRAS INDICATE THAT THE RIVER IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING FLOOD 

STAGE...WITH LIKELY FLOODING ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS SECTIONS OF 

THE RIO PIEDRAS AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO



THE RIO PIEDRAS AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.



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.



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 1846 6606 1835 6601 1832 6607 1847 6612



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