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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

127 AM AST TUE FEB 10 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY



  IN PUERTO RICO

     DORADO AND MAINLY THE FOLLOWING BARRIOS...MAMEYAL...BARRIO      

     PUEBLO AND HIGUILAR



* UNTIL 315 AM AST



* AT 120 AM AST...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HOUSES FLOODED 

IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DORADO DUE TO THE HEAVY SHOWER ACTIVITY THAT 

BEEN AFFECTING THEM FOR THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WEATHER DOPPLER 

RADAR AS OF 120 AM AST CONTINUE TO SHOW MODERATE SHOWER ACTIVITY 

OVER MUCH OF THE COAST OF DORADO...WHERE THE FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 

THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING FOR THE DORADO AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 1850 6632 1848 6627 1845 6627 1844 6630



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