FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 452 AM AST TUE JUL 9 2013 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-092100- /O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.130710T0000Z-130711T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA... SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...DORADO...COAMO... COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO... LAJAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA`S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE... CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY... CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE 452 AM AST TUE JUL 9 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A * ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS STARTING THIS EVENING. EVEN THOUGH THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS AS WELL AS DRY GUTS. SOME ROADS AND HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. THE HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO CAUSE MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 15:21:25 +0000
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