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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
1216 AM AST Wed May 8 2024

PRC051-135-137-080900-
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Dorado PR-Toa Alta PR-Toa Baja PR-
1216 AM AST Wed May 8 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST EARLY THIS MORNING...

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

* WHERE...A portion of Puerto Rico, including the following
  counties, Dorado, Toa Alta and Toa Baja.

* WHEN...Until 500 AM AST.

* IMPACTS...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 1214 AM AST, Sensors reports indicated the river is
    receding but still elevated. Flooding is ongoing in the
    warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
  - This includes the following streams and drainages...
    Rio Cibuco_Coastal Watershed, Rio Lajas_Plata, Rio de la
    Plata, Coastal Drainage Watersheds, Rio de la Plata _Coastal
    Drainage Watersheds, Rio de la Plata_Coastal Drainage
    Watersheds and Rio Lajas _Plata.
    Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
    expected.
  - 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.

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

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LAT...LON 1849 6624 1848 6621 1834 6621 1833 6626
      1849 6630


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