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PRC007-021-025-061-063-127-139-152000-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

205 PM AST WED SEP 15 2004







...FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES...



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE IN SAN JUAN REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING

MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO



     CAGUAS...AGUAS BUENAS...GURABO...SAN JUAN...TRUJILLO ALTO...

     BAYAMON AND GUAYNABO







AT 209 PM AST USGS RIVER GAUGES INDICATED THAT SEVERAL RIVERS IN THE 

FOLLOWING AREAS WERE EITHER ABOVE MODERATE STAGE AND RISING 

CLOSER TO MAJOR FLOOD STAGE OR ALREADY AT RECORD LEVELS.



TRUJILLO ALTO/QUEBRADA GRANDE  1:40 PM    15.58 FT  RECORD 15.45 FT

RIO GURABO/BELOW EL MANGO      1:35 PM    20.38 FT  MODERATE 20 FT

RIO DE LA PLATA IN COMERIO     1:50 PM    13.77 FT  MODERATE 13 FT



MAJOR FLOOD STAGE FOR RIO GURABO IS AT 22 FEET AND FOR RIO DEL LA 

PLATA IN COMERIO IS 18 FT.



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THIS 

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. THE HEAVY

RAIN COULD ALSO CAUSE MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.



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