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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1100 AM AST THU SEP 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED 



* THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH INCLUDES ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN       

PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND CULEBRA.



AND IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

     SAINT JOHN

     SAINT THOMAS

     SAINT CROIX



* UNTIL 500 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON



* AT 1055 AM AST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED TO HURRICANE JEANNE NOW LOCATED OVER 

EASTERN HISPANIOLA CONTINUE ACROSS PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND 

VIEQUES. ALSO...U.S.G.S. RIVER LEVEL SENSORS INDICATED MANY RIVERS 

AND SMALL STREAMS AROUND PUERTO RICO OUT OF THEIR BANKS OR NEAR 

BANKFULL. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE ACTUAL 

SITUATION.



THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS AND STREAMS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES IN

THE WARNING AREA.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES AVERAGE ARE POSSIBLE 

IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL 

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN

JUAN.



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