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Flash Flood Warning — Aguada, PR; Las Marias, PR

Structured official-source report · Published Sep 19, 8:25 PM UTC · Updated Sep 19, 7:50 PM UTC
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FFWSJU The National Weather Service in San Juan has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Aguada County in Puerto Rico... Las Marias County in Puerto Rico... Moca County in Puerto Rico... San Sebastian County in Puerto Rico... * Until 630 PM AST. * At 350 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...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.

Where it happened

Aguada, PR; Las Marias, PR; Moca, PR; San Sebastian, PR · 18.322°, -67.043°

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Aguada, PR; Las Marias, PR; Moca, PR; San Sebastian, PR

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Sep 19, 7:50 PM UTC · nws

FFWSJU The National Weather Service in San Juan has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Aguada County in Puerto Rico... Las Marias County in Puerto Rico... Moca County in Puerto Rico... San Sebastian County in Puerto Rico... * Until 630 PM AST. * At 350 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...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.

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