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000 

WGCA72 TJSJ 212315

FFSSJU

PRC021-031-033-061-077-127-129-139-220100-



BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

715 PM AST WED MAY 21 2003



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE FOLLOWING 

MUNICIPALITIES



IN PUERTO RICO

     JUNCOS...SAN LORENZO...BAYAMON...GUAYNABO...CATANO...AND        

     CAROLINA.



AT 643 PM AST...THE U.S.G.S. RIVER GAUGE IN JUNCOS INDICATED THAT 

THE WATER LEVELS OF RIO VALENCIANO HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW FLOOD 

STAGE. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING NO LONGER EXIST AND 

THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 645 PM. 



RAINFALL ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE SAN JUAN METROPOLITAN 

AREA. HOWEVER...THE WATER LEVEL OF RIO PIEDRAS RIVER CONTINUE OVER 

FLOOD STAGE. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SAN JUAN AND 

TRUJILLO ALTO HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 900 PM. THE FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING FOR BAYAMON...GUAYNABO...CATANO AND CAROLINA HAS BEEN 

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 700 PM. 



ALTHOUGH FLASH FLOODING NO LONGER EXISTS FOR SOME MUNICIPALITIES YOU 

SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY LINGERING WATER ON THE 

ROADWAYS AND HIGH STREAM OR RIVER LEVELS.



ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST ALONG 

THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO TONIGHT. SOILS ACROSS MOST PARTS OF 

THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ISLAND ARE AT OR NEAR SATURATION...AND 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT. STAY TUNED 

TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER 

INFORMATION OF THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 





$$



ROCHE

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000 

WGCA72 TJSJ 212316 CCA

FFSSJU

PRC021-031-033-061-077-127-129-139-220000-



BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

715 PM AST WED MAY 21 2003



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE FOLLOWING 

MUNICIPALITIES



IN PUERTO RICO

     JUNCOS...SAN LORENZO...BAYAMON...GUAYNABO...CATANO...AND        

     CAROLINA.



AT 643 PM AST...THE U.S.G.S. RIVER GAUGE IN JUNCOS INDICATED THAT 

THE WATER LEVELS OF RIO VALENCIANO HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW FLOOD 

STAGE. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING NO LONGER EXIST AND 

THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 645 PM. 



RAINFALL ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE SAN JUAN METROPOLITAN 

AREA. HOWEVER...THE WATER LEVEL OF RIO PIEDRAS RIVER CONTINUE OVER 

FLOOD STAGE. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SAN JUAN AND 

TRUJILLO ALTO HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 900 PM. THE FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING FOR BAYAMON...GUAYNABO...CATANO AND CAROLINA HAS BEEN 

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 700 PM. 



ALTHOUGH FLASH FLOODING NO LONGER EXISTS FOR SOME MUNICIPALITIES YOU 

SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY LINGERING WATER ON THE 

ROADWAYS AND HIGH STREAM OR RIVER LEVELS.



ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST ALONG 

THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO TONIGHT. SOILS ACROSS MOST PARTS OF 

THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ISLAND ARE AT OR NEAR SATURATION...AND 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT. STAY TUNED 

TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER 

INFORMATION OF THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 





$$



ROCHE

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