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WGCA52 TJSJ 171628

FFWSJU

PRC029-053-069-077-085-087-089-103-119-172000-



BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1226 PM AST THU APR 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED  



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES NORTHEAST 

OF PUERTO RICO



     CANOVANAS

     JUNCOS

     LUQUILLO

     NAGUABO

     LAS PIEDRAS

     FAJARDO

     RIO GRANDE



* AND EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE MUNICIPALITIES OF 

     HUMACAO AND LOIZA



* UNTIL 400 PM AST



* AT 1218 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED HEAVY SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. SEVERAL RIVERS ACROSS THE 

EASTERN INTERIOR AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO CONTINUE OVER 

THEIR BANKS. SOILS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE SATURATED AND 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING CONDITIONS. 



THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR CANOVANAS 

...JUNCOS...LUQUILLO...NAGUABO...LAS PIEDRAS...FAJARDO... AND RIO 

GRANDE...TO INCLUDE ALSO THE MUNICIPALITIES OF HUMACAO AND LOIZA 

THROUGH 400 PM. MUDSLIDES WILL ALSO OCCUR IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.



  THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES WITHIN

  THE WARNING AREA.



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.  LOCAL 

RESIDENTS SHOULD STAY OUT OF RIVERS AND STREAMS. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS 

FROM LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.



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