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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
129 AM AST SAT MAY 3 2025
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH
CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN
INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AIBONITO, UTUADO, CAROLINA, CAGUAS,
MARICAO, LAJAS, COAMO, LAS MARIAS, YABUCOA, VEGA BAJA, AGUADILLA,
QUEBRADILLAS, GURABO, JUNCOS, ARROYO, NARANJITO, SABANA GRANDE,
LOIZA, AGUADA, HUMACAO, GUAYAMA, CEIBA, CULEBRA, HATILLO,
PENUELAS, BARCELONETA, SAN SEBASTIAN, PATILLAS, MAUNABO,
GUAYNABO, GUANICA, BAYAMON, MANATI, CAMUY, TOA ALTA, CIDRA,
JAYUYA, RINCON, ISABELA, COROZAL, BARRANQUITAS, TOA BAJA, VEGA
ALTA, SAN GERMAN, FLORIDA, MOROVIS, CABO ROJO, COMERIO, SAN
LORENZO, LAS PIEDRAS, JUANA DIAZ, FAJARDO, LARES, ADJUNTAS,
LUQUILLO, HORMIGUEROS, VILLALBA, DORADO, CATANO, ARECIBO,
VIEQUES, CAYEY, MOCA, SALINAS, ANASCO, GUAYANILLA, SANTA ISABEL,
CANOVANAS, CIALES, TRUJILLO ALTO, MAYAGUEZ, OROCOVIS, RIO GRANDE,
AGUAS BUENAS, PONCE, YAUCO, SAN JUAN, AND NAGUABO
129 AM AST SAT MAY 3 2025
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ALL OF PUERTO RICO.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE
FLOODED. STORM DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.
EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING AND FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS ARE
POSSIBLE. AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD
WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN. LANDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- MOISTURE CONTENT WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL
OVER EXTREMELY SATURATED SOILS CONTINUES AS MORE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE REST OF THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS, AND ONCE AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
THEREFORE, THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WAS EXTENDED THROUGH AT
LEAST 8 PM THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
DSR
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