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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

248 PM AST SUN MAY 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MUNICIPALITY

IN PUERTO RICO OF

     SAN JUAN



* UNTIL 700 PM AST



* AT 250 PM AST...U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGES INDICATED WATER LEVELS OF RIO 

PIEDRAS RIVER CONTINUED ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT EL SENORIAL AND HATO 

REY SECTORS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND NWS PERSONNEL REPORTED RIO 

PIEDRAS OUT OF ITS BANKS AT ROOSEVELT AVENUE...PARQUE LUIS MUNOS 

MARIN...AND OVER PINERO AVENUE. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WILL 

CONTINUE OVER AND SOUTH OF THE WARNING AREA. THESE SHOWERS WILL MOVE 

NORTH TO AFFECT THE WARNING AREA DETERIORATING THE FLOODING 

CONDITIONS. 



IF YOU LIVE OR WILL PASS THROUGH THE WARNING AREA...DO NOT DRIVE 

YOUR VEHICLE INTO FLOODED ROADS AND AREAS...AS YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE 

MIGHT BE SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER 

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 

REMEMBER...VISIBILITIES ARE GREATLY REDUCED IN HEAVY RAIN.



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. PERSONS IN LOW 

LYING AREAS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM 

LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.





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