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PRC001-009-019-035-039-041-043-045-047-055-057-059-073-075-101-107-

111-113-123-133-141-149-153-182130-



BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

236 PM AST FRI APR 18 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     GUANICA

     CIALES

     CIDRA

     COAMO

     CAYEY

     COROZAL

     COMERIO

     GUAYANILLA

     AIBONITO

     BARRANQUITAS

     JAYUYA

     ADJUNTAS

     OROCOVIS

     MOROVIS

     UTUADO

     YAUCO

     VILLALBA

     PENUELAS

     GUAYAMA

     JUANA DIAZ

     PONCE

     SALINAS

     SANTA ISABEL



* UNTIL 530 PM AST



* AT 226 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY 

PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN SHIFTING EASTWARD AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND 

EASTERN INTERIOR MUNICIPALITIES. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 

15 TO 20 MPH. RAINFALL HAS BEEN PERSISTENT...BUT ONLY MODERATE... 

ACROSS SOUTHWEST MUNICIPALITIES DURING THE PAST HOUR OR SO...AND 

WATER LEVELS THERE MAY GRADUALLY RETURN TO NORMAL LATER THIS 

AFTERNOON.



  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. PERSONS IN

LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM

LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.



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