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WGCA52 TJSJ 012018

FFWSJU

PRC001-059-081-093-153-012130-



BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

415 PM AST WED OCT 1 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO 

RICO...



     GUAYANILLA

     ADJUNTAS

     MARICAO

     YAUCO

     LARES



* UNTIL 530 PM AST



* AT 411 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER THESE AREAS. 

DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER 

HOUR WERE OCCURRING. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS IS NEARLY STATIONARY. 

THEREFORE...FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN AREAS...AS 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED.



  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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