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BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1116 AM AST WED NOV 12 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

      

     PONCE

     PENUELAS

     GUAYANILLA     

     YAUCO    

     GUANICA  



* UNTIL 100 PM AST



* AT 1112 AM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED     

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN SPREADING NORTH 

ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 

INCHES WILL OCCUR THROUGH 100 PM. THIS ADDED RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE 

ANY ONGOING FLOODING AND INITIATE NEW FLASH FLOODING OF RIVERS AND 

THEIR TRIBUTARIES AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. IN ADDITION... 

MUDSLIDES ARE LIKELY OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.



THIS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION STAY 

AWAY FROM RIVERS...STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING 

ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. DO NOT RISK THE LIVES OF YOU OR YOUR LOVED 

ONES. DONT DROWN...TURN AROUND



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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