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WGCA72 TJSJ 212125

FFSSJU

PRC029-031-139-212230-



BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

524 PM AST MON APR 21 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM FOR THE   

   MUNICIPALITIES OF CANOVANAS...CAROLINA AND TRUJILLO ALTO HAS      

   EXPIRED...



AT 517 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN THAT WERE AFFECTING THESE 

MUNICIPALITIES EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON HAD DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY. 

IN ADDITION...USGS RIVER GAUGES INDICATED THAT RIVER LEVELS IN THE 

FORMER WARNING AREA WERE FALLING. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH 

LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THESE AREAS...THE IMMEDIATE THREAT FOR 

ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. 

THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 



HOWEVER...THESE MUNICIPALITIES REMAIN IN A FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 

800 PM. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY 

THROUGH TONIGHT AND REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL 

HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLOODING AS THE EVENING CONTINUES.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR THE LATEST 

WEATHER INFORMATION.



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