

000 

WGCA72 TJSJ 130952

FFSSJU

PRC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-

033-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-051-053>055-057-059-061-063-065-

067-069-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-

101-103-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-

135-137-139-141-143-145-147-149-151-153-131130-



BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

552 AM AST THU NOV 13 2003



A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST HALF OF PUERTO RICO 

THROUGH 800 AM.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST HALF OF 

PUERTO RICO THROUGH 900 AM. 



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON.



SOME OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS MEASURED BY RAINGAGE 

DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS WERE...13.42 INCHES IN AIBONITO ...12.66 IN 

LAS PIEDRAS...12.59 INCHES IN NAGUABO...9.46 INCHES IN 

LUQUILLO...8.64 INCHES IN FAJARDO...8.50 IN ADJUNTAS...AND 7.14 IN 

GUAYAMA. OTHER SECTORS HAVE RECEIVED FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.



SOILS ACROSS MOST OF PUERTO RICO ARE SATURATED. LESS RAINFALL 

ACCUMULATIONS ARE NEEDED TO PRODUCE OR AGGRAVATE THIS FLASH FLOODS 

SITUATION. SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGES ARE DETECTING ADDITIONAL 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INLAND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SLOPES 

OF PUERTO RICO. 



AT 530 AM AST...WATER LEVELS FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS ACROSS PUERTO 

RICO WERE AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...



  RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO IN UTUADO AND ADJUNTAS...

  RIO JAUCA IN UTUADO

  RIO LIMON IN UTUADO...

  RIO SALITENTE IN JAYUYA...

  RIO INABON IN PONCE...AND 

  RIO CERRILLOS IN PONCE.



OTHER RIVERS ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS WILL BECOME OUT OF ITS BANKS 

THIS MORNING. IF YOU LIVE IN OR WILL BE PASSING BY ANY OF THE 

WARNING AREAS...YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM RISING RIVER AND 

CREEKS. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE 

MIGHT BE SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD CURRENT. ESCAPE TO HIGHER GROUND IF 

FLOOD WATERS THREATENS YOUR AREA. FOLLOW INSTRUCTION FROM EMERGENCY 

MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.



STAY TUNE TO YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST ON 

THIS DANGEROUS FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD SITUATION.



$$



ROCHE



000 

WGCA72 TJSJ 131001 CCA

FFSSJU

PRC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-

033-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-051-053>055-057-059-061-063-065-

067-069-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-

101-103-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-

135-137-139-141-143-145-147-149-151-153-131130-



BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

552 AM AST THU NOV 13 2003



A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST HALF OF PUERTO RICO 

THROUGH 800 AM.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST HALF OF 

PUERTO RICO THROUGH 900 AM. 



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON 

FOR ALL PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.



SOME OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS MEASURED BY RAINGAGE 

DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS WERE...13.42 INCHES IN AIBONITO...12.66 

INCHES IN LAS PIEDRAS...12.59 INCHES IN NAGUABO...9.46 INCHES IN 

LUQUILLO...8.64 INCHES IN FAJARDO...8.50 INCHES IN ADJUNTAS...AND 

7.14 INCHES IN GUAYAMA. OTHER SECTORS HAVE RECEIVED FROM 2 TO 5 

INCHES.



SOILS ACROSS MOST OF PUERTO RICO ARE SATURATED. LESS RAINFALL 

ACCUMULATIONS ARE NEEDED TO PRODUCE OR AGGRAVATE THIS FLASH FLOODS 

SITUATION. SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGES ARE DETECTING ADDITIONAL 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INLAND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SLOPES 

OF PUERTO RICO. 



AT 530 AM AST...WATER LEVELS FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS ACROSS PUERTO 

RICO WERE AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...



  RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO IN UTUADO AND ADJUNTAS...

  RIO JAUCA IN UTUADO

  RIO LIMON IN UTUADO...

  RIO SALITENTE IN JAYUYA...

  RIO INABON IN PONCE...AND 

  RIO CERRILLOS IN PONCE.



OTHER RIVERS ACROSS THE WARNING AREAS WILL BECOME OUT OF ITS BANKS 

THIS MORNING. IF YOU LIVE IN OR WILL BE PASSING BY ANY OF THE 

WARNING AREAS...YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM RISING RIVER AND 

CREEKS. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE 

MIGHT BE SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD CURRENT. ESCAPE TO HIGHER GROUND IF 

FLOOD WATERS THREATENS YOUR AREA. FOLLOW INSTRUCTION FROM EMERGENCY 

MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.



STAY TUNE TO YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST ON 

THIS DANGEROUS FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD SITUATION.



$$



ROCHE

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