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WGCA52 TJSJ 051808

FFWSJU

PRC107-052000-



BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

207 PM AST SAT APR 5 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY   IN PUERTO 

RICO...



     OROCOVIS



* UNTIL 400 PM AST



* AT 204 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A   

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER OROCOVIS. THE STORM WAS 

NEARLY STATIONARY. DOPPLER RADAR ALREADY ESTIMATES THAT AS MUCH AS 4 

INCHES HAS FALLEN. HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF OVER TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS

BEEN REPORTED. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND AND TAKE THE NECESSARY

PRECAUTIONS SHOULD FLOOD WATERS AFFECT YOUR AREA. MOTORISTS AND

PEDESTRIANS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS AND AREAS...AS

YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE MIGHT BE SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS. PERSONS IN

LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM

LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.



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