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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

758 PM AST THU JUN 11 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     VEGA ALTA

     VEGA BAJA



* UNTIL 1100 PM AST



* AT 753 PM AST...THE USGS GAGES AT THE RIO CIBUCO NEAR VEGA BAJA 

CONTINUE TO RISE QUICKLY.



FOR THE RIO CIBUCO NEAR VEGA BAJA - VGBP4

     FLOOD STAGE - 15 FEET.

     AT 753 PM AST THE USGS SENSOR INDICATED THE RIVER HAD RISEN

     TO...

     8 FEET.

     MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN

JUAN.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

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

UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF

CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE

SUBJECT TO FLOODING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO AVOID ROADS WHERE

EXCESSIVE PONDING IS OBSERVED.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



IN MOUNTAINOUS OR HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER

CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT

ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES

AWAY.



&&



LAT...LON 1850 6639 1850 6635 1838 6634 1839 6639



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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

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