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WGCA42 TJSJ 072204
FLWSJU

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
604 PM AST Tue May 7 2024

PRC013-141-080400-
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Arecibo PR-Utuado PR-
604 PM AST Tue May 7 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...River flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Arecibo and Utuado.

* WHEN...Until midnight AST tonight.

* 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. Particularly across Rio Grande de Arecibo, Rio Tanama,
  and its tributaries.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 604 PM AST, Flooding is already occurring in the warned
    area. Between 2 and 6 inches of rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

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LAT...LON 1849 6674 1849 6673 1849 6671 1850 6668
      1850 6663 1822 6664 1824 6677 1825 6678
      1825 6679 1824 6680 1832 6678 1832 6677
      1839 6677


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