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PRC021-033-061-127-142200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

220 PM AST FRI MAY 14 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED IN TIME



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     SAN JUAN

     BAYAMON

     GUAYNABO

     CATANO



* UNTIL 6:00 PM



* AT 200 PM...NWS DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW STEADY MODERATE 

RAIN OVER MOST OF THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA. RADAR RAINFALL TOTALS 

WERE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ALREADY AND MORE RAIN...OCCASIONALLY 

HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE 

AREA. NUMEROUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC INDICATING 

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS IN THIS VICINITY. 



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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