Flood Statement
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR

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WGCA82 TJSJ 221729
FLSSJU

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
129 PM AST WED MAY 22 2013

PRC021-029-031-033-061-087-089-119-127-135-137-139-222130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0101.130522T1729Z-130522T2130Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-CANOVANAS PR-GUAYNABO PR-SAN JUAN PR-TRUJILLO ALTO PR-
TOA ALTA PR-TOA BAJA PR-CAROLINA PR-CATANO PR-LUQUILLO PR-
RIO GRANDE PR-LOIZA PR-
129 PM AST WED MAY 22 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
  FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

  IN PUERTO RICO
     BAYAMON...CANOVANAS...GUAYNABO...SAN JUAN...TRUJILLO ALTO...TOA
     ALTA...TOA BAJA...CAROLINA...CATANO...LUQUILLO...RIO GRANDE AND
     LOIZA

* UNTIL 530 PM AST

* AT 128 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR IS INDICATING SCATTERED
SHOWERS...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL...IN THE
ADVISORY AREA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH THE
EVENING COMMUTE...AT LEAST THROUGH 530 PM AST.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS
AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND
MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1848 6617 1846 6617 1848 6615 1845 6603
      1846 6600 1845 6588 1844 6583 1842 6581
      1842 6577 1839 6573 1829 6577 1838 6622
      1848 6620

$$

AAS
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