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WGCA42 TJSJ 021525
FLWSJU

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
1125 AM AST Sun Jun 2 2024

PRC103-022000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.W.0032.240602T1525Z-240602T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Naguabo PR-
1125 AM AST Sun Jun 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Naguabo.

* WHEN...Until 400 PM AST.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
  Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be
  passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It
  will take several hours for all the water from these storms to
  work through local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1120 AM AST, river gauge reports along Rio Blanco at
    Naguabo has exceeded flood stage (7.3 feet), now around 8
    feet, due to excessive runoff from heavy rain. Flood waters
    are currently affecting portions of road PR-31 and PR-191
    near Pitina, which are now impassable, according to local
    emergency managers. Up to 3 inches of rain have fallen in the
    area.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
    the warned area.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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LAT...LON 1820 6575 1821 6576 1821 6578 1822 6579
      1822 6577 1822 6576 1821 6575 1819 6573
      1818 6573


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