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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
653 PM AST TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     TOA ALTA
     DORADO
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 1230 AM AST

* AT 620 PM AST...THE PUERTO RICO WATER AUTHORITY INDICATED THAT
THEY HAD OPENED AT LEAST TWO GATES IN THE COMERIO DAM AT NARANJITO.
THIS SENT THE RIVER GAGE IN NARANJITO INTO FLOOD AT THE STAGE OF
18.63 FEET AND THIS AMOUNT OF WATER IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE THE RIVER
TO FLOOD IN TOA BAJA AS WELL.

FOR THE RIO DE LA PLATA NEAR TOA ALTA - TOAP4
     FLOOD STAGE - 16 FEET.
     AT 620 PM AST...THE USGS SENSOR INDICATED THE RIVER WAS STEADY
     AT 3.76...BUT IS EXPECTED TO RISE BEFORE 7:30 PM AND FLOOD
     AFTER 10 PM AST. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

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LAT...LON 1841 6628 1848 6627 1847 6624 1841 6624
      1834 6622 1834 6626

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