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BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

715 PM AST THU NOV 13 2003



...DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION CONTINUES THIS EVENING...



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO 

UNTIL 100 AM. USGS RIVER LEVEL SENSORS INDICATE THAT MANY RIVERS 

CONTINUE WELL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...WITH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING SEEN 

ALONG SOME RIVERS. BANDS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL 

CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...AGGRAVATING THE ONGOING FLOOD SITUATION. 



BELOW ARE USGS RIVER LEVEL STAGES ALONG WITH THEIR DEPARTURE FROM 

FLOOD STAGE  AS OF 700 PM.



RIVER                   STAGE(FT)   DEPARTURE FROM FLOOD STAGE(FT)



RIO GRANDE DE MANATI    31.63       +6.63 

RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO   13.83       +2.83

RIO CIBUCO-COROZAL      12.19       +1.19

DE LA PLATA-TOA ALTA    21.62       +5.62

DE LA PLATA-COMERIO     22.03       +11.03

DE LA PLATA-AIBONITO    15.75       +1.75

RIO COAMO-COAMO         11.00       +1.00

RIO JACAGUAS-JUANA DIAZ 22.99       +8.99

RIO GUANAJIBO-HORMIGUER 22.46       +2.46

RIO CULEBRINAS-AGUADA   14.04       +0.04



A RELEASE OF WATER FROM THE RIO DE LA PLATA DAM WAS PERFORMED JUST 

BEFORE 700 PM. THIS WILL PRODUCE A SUDDEN RISE IN WATER 

DOWNSTREAM...A GOLPE DE AGUA...TO AFFECT TOA ALTA...TOA BAJA...AND 

DORADO. SEEK HIGHER GROUND THIS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE 

THREATENING SITUATION RIVERS CONTINUE TO RISE. STAY AWAY FROM 

STREAMS...GUTS AND LOW LYING AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING ACROSS THE 

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

AROUND...DONT DROWN



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