Flood Statement
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR

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WGCA82 TJSJ 221046
FLSSJU

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
646 AM AST WED MAY 22 2013

PRC021-031-033-061-087-127-137-221245-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-GUAYNABO PR-SAN JUAN PR-TOA BAJA PR-CAROLINA PR-CATANO PR-
LOIZA PR-
646 AM AST WED MAY 22 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
  DRAINAGE AREAS IN
  FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

  IN PUERTO RICO
     BAYAMON...GUAYNABO...SAN JUAN...TOA BAJA...CAROLINA...CATANO AND
     LOIZA

* UNTIL 845 AM AST

* AT 640 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUE TO INDICATE
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS
MORNINGS SHOWERS HAS CREATED URBAN FLOODING ACROSS THE SAN JUAN
METROPOLITAN AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE.

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 1845 6603 1847 6599 1845 6593 1846 6590
      1844 6588 1840 6591 1839 6593 1840 6621
      1848 6621 1848 6617 1846 6617 1848 6615
      1848 6608

$$

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