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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1052 PM AST SAT AUG 16 2025
.AS OF NOW, THE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT ST. JOHN AND ST. THOMAS
HAVE RECEIVED BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN, WHILE THE NORTHERN
SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO HAVE SEEN BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES. THE
EXTERNAL BANDS OF ERIN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE ISLANDS, ALONG
WITH ADDITIONAL FEEDING BANDS FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA, PARTICULARLY
AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN, EASTERN, AND NORTHERN PARTS OF PUERTO RICO
AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS. DUE TO THIS, THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD
OF FLOODING, AND A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT AT LEAST THROUGH
MONDAY.
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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-
ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARECIBO, CIDRA, CAYEY, VEGA BAJA, RINCON,
LUQUILLO, SABANA GRANDE, GURABO, LAS MARIAS, TOA BAJA, JUANA
DIAZ, GUAYNABO, VILLALBA, CAGUAS, FLORIDA, MARICAO, CHARLOTTE
AMALIE, SAN SEBASTIAN, CIALES, CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST, ISABELA,
ARROYO, SALINAS, LARES, ANNA'S RETREAT, HORMIGUEROS, JAYUYA,
DORADO, NAGUABO, UTUADO, CANOVANAS, GUANICA, VIEQUES, GUAYAMA,
LAJAS, CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST, SANTA ISABEL, FREDERIKSTED
SOUTHEAST, COAMO, CATANO, ADJUNTAS, ANASCO, HATILLO, RIO GRANDE,
FAJARDO, AGUADILLA, BARRANQUITAS, JUNCOS, MOROVIS, OROCOVIS,
MAYAGUEZ, SAN GERMAN, CULEBRA, GUAYANILLA, MANATI, LOIZA, AGUAS
BUENAS, GROVE PLACE, TRUJILLO ALTO, CHRISTIANSTED, PENUELAS,
NARANJITO, CABO ROJO, YABUCOA, VEGA ALTA, PONCE, BARCELONETA, SAN
JUAN, FREDERIKSTED, HUMACAO, COROZAL, MAUNABO, CRUZ BAY, AGUADA,
PATILLAS, QUEBRADILLAS, CAROLINA, CAMUY, YAUCO, CEIBA, LAS
PIEDRAS, TOA ALTA, COMERIO, BAYAMON, AIBONITO, SAN LORENZO, AND
MOCA
1052 PM AST SAT AUG 16 2025
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO, AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE TO
OBSERVE URBAN, FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING AS WELL AS LANDSLIDES
ALONG STEEP TERRAINS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- RAINFALL FROM ERIN WILL AFFECT THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS RANGING UP TO 6 INCHES, AND ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP
TO 8 INCHES THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD. THE NORTHWESTERN
QUADRANT OF PUERTO RICO WILL RECEIVE 1 TO 2 INCHES, AND
ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
CAM
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