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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
331 PM AST MON APR 13 2026
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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 ISABELA, ARECIBO, CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST,
SABANA GRANDE, SAN SEBASTIAN, AGUADA, COMERIO, HATILLO, FAJARDO,
CIALES, JUNCOS, PENUELAS, OROCOVIS, BARCELONETA, SALINAS,
ADJUNTAS, PONCE, CABO ROJO, BARRANQUITAS, COROZAL, AIBONITO,
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, MOCA, NARANJITO, BAYAMON, MARICAO, TOA ALTA,
CHRISTIANSTED, DORADO, CULEBRA, FREDERIKSTED, MANATI, LAJAS, LAS
PIEDRAS, SAN JUAN, CRUZ BAY, ANNA'S RETREAT, COAMO, GROVE PLACE,
UTUADO, TOA BAJA, LUQUILLO, LOIZA, LARES, PATILLAS, GUAYANILLA,
VEGA BAJA, GURABO, RINCON, MOROVIS, AGUADILLA, GUAYNABO, RIO
GRANDE, CEIBA, LAS MARIAS, JAYUYA, SANTA ISABEL, MAYAGUEZ,
ARROYO, CAGUAS, QUEBRADILLAS, FLORIDA, CAMUY, YABUCOA, CAROLINA,
SAN LORENZO, VIEQUES, SAN GERMAN, NAGUABO, HUMACAO, HORMIGUEROS,
FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST, GUAYAMA, VEGA ALTA, JUANA DIAZ, ANASCO,
AGUAS BUENAS, VILLALBA, YAUCO, CATANO, CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST,
CANOVANAS, CAYEY, CIDRA, GUANICA, MAUNABO, AND TRUJILLO ALTO
331 PM AST MON APR 13 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PUERTO RICO, INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA, AND THE US
VIRGIN ISLANDS.
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* 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. AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD
WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING,
AS CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND
FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION. SINCE MIDNIGHT, RADAR-ESTIMATED
RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE REACHED AROUND 4 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN INTERIOR OF PUERTO RICO AND PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. SECONDARY MAXIMA OF 2 TO 3
INCHES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS VIEQUES, CULEBRA, AND
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR AND COASTAL PLAINS OF
PUERTO RICO.
WHILE THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL
HAS VARIED FROM EARLIER EXPECTATIONS, THE OVERALL FORECAST
REMAINS ON TRACK, WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE PATTERN IN PLACE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER DAY, WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS, ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. WITH SOILS BECOMING SATURATED AND SOME RIVERS
ALREADY RUNNING HIGH, THE RISK OF FLOODING WILL INCREASE
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
- 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.
ICP
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