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PRC021-033-061-105-127-135-137-312115-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

219 PM AST SUN OCT 31 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     NARANJITO

     SAN JUAN

     TOA ALTA

     BAYAMON

     GUAYNABO

     CATANO

     TOA BAJA



* UNTIL 515 PM AST



* AT 217 PM AST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED OVER 2 

INCHES OF RAINFALL ACCUMULATION WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS OCCURRING.



THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS AND STREAMS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES IN

THE WARNED AREA



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS

AND LAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. THE HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO CAUSE

MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.



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.



LAT...LON 1845 6605 1834 6605 1831 6608 1830 6614

      1830 6632 1845 6622



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