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WGCA42 TJSJ 081043
FLWSJU

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
643 AM AST Wed May 8 2024

PRC047-143-145-081200-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240508T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Corozal PR-Vega Alta PR-Vega Baja PR-
643 AM AST Wed May 8 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Corozal, Vega Alta and Vega Baja.

* WHEN...Until 800 AM AST.

* IMPACTS...Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not
  be passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
  It will take an hour for all the water from these storms to work
  through local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 641 AM AST, Gauge reports indicated heavy rain due to
    River Flooding. Flooding is already occurring in the warned
    area.
  - Flooding impacts will continue across PR-688 in Sabana,
    across some section in Almirante and the PR-160, but no
    additional rainfall is expected.


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.

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LAT...LON 1849 6632 1838 6631 1838 6632 1837 6632
      1837 6631 1837 6630 1831 6629 1829 6636
      1832 6637 1833 6636 1834 6638 1849 6643


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