Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS San Juan PR ยท US

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Details

Flash Flood Warning Issued November 9 At 3:27PM AST Until November 9 At 5:30PM AST By NWS San Juan PR

Event
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

FFWSJU The National Weather Service in San Juan has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Aguas Buenas in Puerto Rico... Northeastern Caguas in Puerto Rico... Guaynabo in Puerto Rico... Southern San Juan in Puerto Rico... Western Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico... * Until 530 PM AST. * At 327 PM AST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

Hazard

Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... San Juan, Aguas Buenas, Trujillo Alto, Guaynabo, Caguas and Bairoa.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

Affected areas

  • Aguas Buenas Municipio, PR
  • Caguas Municipio, PR
  • Guaynabo Municipio, PR
  • San Juan Municipio, PR
  • Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR

Public contact

Issuer
NWS San Juan PR

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~25s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M70WF5J93PSP6K974HSAM6S6
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d5b6de696b58552f0d69a49491a8acc123546495.001.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS San Juan PR
AWIPS ID
CAPSJU
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.5597
WMO heading
XOCA52
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
Caribbean and Central America (CA)
WMO bulletin number
52

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFW
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFWSJU
WMOidentifierWGCA52 TJSJ 091927
flashFloodDetectionRADAR INDICATED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0041.261109T1927Z-261109T2130Z/
eventEndingTime2026-11-09T17:30:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Aguas Buenas Municipio, PR
  • Caguas Municipio, PR
  • Guaynabo Municipio, PR
  • San Juan Municipio, PR
  • Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR
NameValue
SAME072007
SAME072025
SAME072061
SAME072127
SAME072139
UGCPRC007
UGCPRC025
UGCPRC061
UGCPRC127
UGCPRC139
Polygons
18.28,-66.15 18.28,-66.14 18.31,-66.14 18.31,-66.13 18.32,-66.14 18.33,-66.14 18.34,-66.13 18.36,-66.14 18.4,-66.1 18.39,-66.02 18.31,-66.01 18.3,-66.03 18.29,-66.03 18.28,-66.01 18.24,-66.01 18.22,-66.04 18.23,-66.1 18.26,-66.15 18.28,-66.15