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000 

WGCA72 TJSJ 232249

FFSSJU

PRC007-021-025-031-033-039-045-047-051-061-063-087-101-105-127-135-

137-139-232345-



BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

643 PM AST WED APR 23 2003



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING 

MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO...



     DORADO

     CAROLINA

     CAGUAS

     COROZAL

     COMERIO

     AGUAS BUENAS

     GURABO

     NARANJITO

     SAN JUAN

     TOA ALTA

     TRUJILLO ALTO

     BAYAMON

     GUAYNABO

     CATANO

     LOIZA

     TOA BAJA

     CIALES

     MOROVIS



...UNTIL 800 PM AST...



...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION....



THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA CONTINUES TO RECEIVE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT ALREADY 4 TO IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN NARANJITO...BAYAMON...AND COROZAL. 

GUAYNABO...SAN JUAN...AND AGUAS BUENAS HAVE RECEIVED 3 TO 4 INCHES. 

VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER THE METRO AREA...AND THE 

HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN ON TOP OF THE SATURATED SOILS 

IS LEADING TO A DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAINFALL OF TWO TO OVER THREE INCHES IS EXPECTED. 



FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND AVOID STREAMS 

AND RIVERS...THEY ARE RISING EXTREMELY RAPIDLY. 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 IMMEDIATELY. FOLLOW 

INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS. LANDSLIDES 

ARE LIKELY IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. 



$$



DG

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000 

WGCA72 TJSJ 232251 CCA

FFSSJU

PRC007-021-025-031-033-039-045-047-051-061-063-087-101-105-127-135-

137-139-240000-



BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...CORRECTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

643 PM AST WED APR 23 2003



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING 

MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO...



     DORADO

     CAROLINA

     CAGUAS

     COROZAL

     COMERIO

     AGUAS BUENAS

     GURABO

     NARANJITO

     SAN JUAN

     TOA ALTA

     TRUJILLO ALTO

     BAYAMON

     GUAYNABO

     CATANO

     LOIZA

     TOA BAJA

     CIALES

     MOROVIS



...UNTIL 800 PM AST...



...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION....



THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA CONTINUES TO RECEIVE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT ALREADY 4 TO IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN NARANJITO...BAYAMON...AND COROZAL. 

GUAYNABO...SAN JUAN...AND AGUAS BUENAS HAVE RECEIVED 3 TO 4 INCHES. 

VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER THE METRO AREA...AND THE 

HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN ON TOP OF THE SATURATED SOILS 

IS LEADING TO A DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION. ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAINFALL OF TWO TO OVER THREE INCHES IS EXPECTED. 



FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND AVOID STREAMS 

AND RIVERS...THEY ARE RISING EXTREMELY RAPIDLY. 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 IMMEDIATELY. FOLLOW 

INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS. LANDSLIDES 

ARE LIKELY IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. 



$$



DG

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