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WGCA82 TJSJ 182316
FLSSJU
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
716 PM AST WED FEB 18 2026
PRC023-079-121-125-190030-
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CABO ROJO PR-LAJAS PR-SABANA GRANDE PR-SAN GERMAN PR-
716 PM AST WED FEB 18 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM AST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...CABO ROJO, LAJAS, SABANA GRANDE AND SAN GERMAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 830 PM AST.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS. DANGEROUS FLOWS
OVER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS. WATER OVER ROADWAYS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 712 PM AST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING. UP TO 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING. EMERGENCY MANAGERS OF SAN GERMAN AND SABANA GRANDE
REPORTED THAT THEY ARE DOING ROUNDS.
- REPORTED FLOODING: LAJAS (INTERSECTION OF PR-318 & PR-114,
SECTORS OF PR-101), SAN GERMAN (LOS COCOS).
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 1793 6718 1795 6721 1799 6721 1801 6717
1804 6721 1807 6718 1817 6718 1810 6710
1811 6708 1817 6707 1815 6693 1802 6688
1803 6696 1795 6698 1798 6702 1795 6719
MRR
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