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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

709 PM AST MON FEB 9 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     QUEBRADILLAS

     BARCELONETA

     CAMUY

     HATILLO

     ARECIBO



* UNTIL 900 PM AST



* AT 656 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

IMPACT THE NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO UNTIL AT LEAST 9 PM.

RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES 

OVER THE AREA IN THE PAST FEW HOURS AND MORE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO 

DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH COAST THROUGH LATE EVENING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS 

AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



LAT...LON 1843 6693 1849 6693 1850 6680 1850 6661

      1848 6656 1842 6656 1838 6667 1838 6685



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