Observations / Local Statememts - Puerto Rico / USVI / BVI

[cycloneye]

I decided to make a thread for the members who live in Puerto Rico,U.S. Virgin Islands,British Virgin Islands and northern Leewards as this will have a big impact in the rain area as well the wind one if it develops into a Tropical Cyclone.Also to not lose any information from the San Juan NWS office at the main thread as well the reports and observations from the members in the islands to not get lost in the main thread.

[cycloneye]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1108 AM AST SUN SEP 21 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
SAINT JOHN
SAINT THOMAS
SAINT CROIX

* UNTIL 200 PM AST

* AT 1053 AM AST...THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AND LOCAL PUBLIC IN
SAINT CROIX REPORTED AREAS OF URBAN FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREAS.A
SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THESE AREAS AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL. SO FAR THE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS
BETWEEN ONE TO THREE INCHES HAD FALLEN ACROSS THESE AREAS AND
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED AT LEAST UNTIL
200 AM AST.

*THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING SUPERCEDES THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT.


* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHARLOTTE
AMALIE WEST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST AND
ANNA`S RETREAT...CHRISTIANSTED...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS
AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MUDSLIDE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 1769 6462 1778 6463 1784 6476 1826 6478
1827 6468 1840 6470 1846 6492 1840 6500
1843 6509 1830 6506 1826 6479 1784 6476
1777 6494 1769 6492

$$
RAM

[cycloneye]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1122 AM AST SUN SEP 21 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED AND EXPANDED
THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
CAGUAS
COAMO
CAYEY
AIBONITO
JUNCOS
SAN LORENZO
LAS PIEDRAS
ARROYO
LUQUILLO
PATILLAS
MAUNABO
NAGUABO
CEIBA
CANOVANAS
GUAYAMA
FAJARDO
HUMACAO
SALINAS
SANTA ISABEL
RIO GRANDE
YABUCOA

* UNTIL 215 PM AST

* AT 1112 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
AFFECTING THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. RAIN
GAGES INDICATE THE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER
PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OR MORE ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 215 PM AND
THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING AND WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE
ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS. ALSO...MUDSLIDES ARE EXPECTED OVER AREAS OF
STEEP TERRAIN.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1792 6643 1801 6642 1823 6589 1843 6583
1839 6561 1823 6558 1803 6580 1792 6597
1788 6640

$$

[Rincon]

Hi Board! -- Just posting my streaming weather station (Davis VP2 Wireless) and Live Cam. I live in Rincon, PR on the west side of the Island (right on the point ) Very still and humid right now. 87 degrees and a whisper of a wind. I am a member of CWOP (8702) and the weather underground community also.

Here is the link:
http://www.rinconadventure.com/Weather/wxindex.php

[BatzVI]

Rain, rain and more rain since last night.....we had a little break earlier today, but now we're in the clouds at my place and raining....had a good gust during the dry time, but not much wind to speak of, though as I speak, we're getting a some gusts...nothing very strong though....

[bvigal]

Ditto what BatsVI reported. That break was nice, though. Just got home before good strong rain began again. Blowing in the windows cracked 1" - hate having them shut, but don't want to mop floors! It's very light rain now.

[msbee]

thanks for starting the thread Luis. I will be looking for reports from your area.
As for me, not much to report here.
We have rain and clouds, but not heavy rains.
I can hear thunder in the distance.
It is generally a dreary day.
There is very little wind to speak of.

Our 12 noon report from the Met Office at the airport says:

Conditions at 2008.09.21 1600 UTC
Wind Variable at 3 MPH (3 KT)
Visibility greater than 7 mile(s)
Sky conditions mostly cloudy
Weather Light rain with thunder
Cumulonimbus clouds observed
Temperature 77 F (25 C)
Dew Point 71 F (22 C)
Relative Humidity 83%
Pressure (altimeter) 30.03 in. Hg (1017 hPa)

I don't think we will be getting the worst of 93L.
I hope those of you west of us will do OK though.

Barbara

[BatzVI]

Getting a bit more gusty now......heavier rain....I'm over it already......time for whatever this is TD or not to move on outta here......

[bvigal]

Good morning, Barbara!

I thought it was interesting that your local official, Roddy H., at 11am posted "This tropical wave system that has been hanging around our area for the past few days should be declared a tropical depression within the next couple of hours."

[BatzVI]

Geez, how things change in such a short time.....everything was still but raining, now we're getting the type of gusts that howl.....I'm about 900 ft up on the northside.....and it's freezing.........

[BatzVI]

Power still on, but cable got knocked out......

[knotimpaired]

Hi, Vieques here.

We have recived 1.25" so far today. (.55" yesterday) Not much heavy rain more of a light consistant rain.

We have been loosing our DSL on and off all day but wanted to get this posted because it looks by the radar that we are about to get slammed, big time for a while.

We have not lost power (yet) Dish Network has been working fine and we are in our sweatsuits! I agree with BatzVI, it is cold!

[bvigal]

Thanks for report, Karen, & stay safe!

Recent report from St. Croix, street flooding. Also, power went out there this morning.
http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/current/stcroix.shtml

I'm again reading the STDS, "1030 AM EDT SUN SEP 21 2008
SATELLITE IMAGERY...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS...AND NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR DATA FROM SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO INDICATE THE LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH OF PUERTO RICO HAS CONTINUED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT ANY TIME AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD OR NORTHWARD AT ABOUT 5 MPH. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY ENROUTE TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM. INTERESTS IN PUERTO RICO...THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND EASTERN HISPANIOLA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AND ANY PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE RESPECTIVE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES.

Let's hope this doesn't go over Hispaniola moving 5kt, that could indeed be nasty, after so much rain from 3 other systems in a month. 93L, please get organized quickly and then go north!

[cycloneye]

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
145 PM AST SUN SEP 21 2008

PRC009-015-025-029-035-037-043-053-057-069-077-085-089-095-103-109-
119-123-129-133-151-211830-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080921T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAGUAS PR-COAMO PR-CAYEY PR-AIBONITO PR-JUNCOS PR-SAN LORENZO PR-
LAS PIEDRAS PR-ARROYO PR-LUQUILLO PR-PATILLAS PR-MAUNABO PR-
NAGUABO PR-CEIBA PR-CANOVANAS PR-GUAYAMA PR-FAJARDO PR-HUMACAO PR-
SALINAS PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-RIO GRANDE PR-YABUCOA PR-
145 PM AST SUN SEP 21 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM AST FOR
YABUCOA...RIO GRANDE...SANTA ISABEL...SALINAS...HUMACAO...FAJARDO...
GUAYAMA...CANOVANAS...CEIBA...NAGUABO...MAUNABO...PATILLAS...LUQUILLO
...ARROYO...LAS PIEDRAS...SAN LORENZO...JUNCOS...AIBONITO...
CAYEY...COAMO AND CAGUAS MUNICIPALITIES...

AT 1:35 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
OCCURRING ACROSS THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO
RICO...EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHEAST COAST TO SANTA ISABEL. RAINFALL
RATES OF TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING...AND WILL LEAD
TO FURTHER RISES IN LOCAL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS. ADDITIONAL
RAINS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON...AND
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MAY BE SEEN.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1792 6643 1801 6642 1823 6589 1843 6583
1839 6561 1823 6558 1803 6580 1792 6597
1788 6640

$$

SS
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
201 PM AST SUN SEP 21 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
SAINT JOHN
SAINT THOMAS
SAINT CROIX

* UNTIL 600 PM AST

* AT 155 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
AFFECTING THESE ISLANDS. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO AS MUCH
AS 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE WARNING
AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER ST CROIX AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 OR MORE INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 600 PM AND
THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING OF STREETS...ROADS AND GUTS
AND WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION...
MUDSLIDES ARE EXPECTED OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS
AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

LAT...LON 1778 6464 1784 6473 1810 6475 1839 6469
1845 6489 1843 6506 1842 6507 1830 6506
1826 6476 1784 6473 1773 6494 1769 6462

$$

BCS

[BatzVI]

Is there anyway to find out what our highest gusts have been or what they are now....on the WC they say SE @25, gust to 31, but lately, it's definitely picked up a bit from what it was earlier....thanks

P.S. Take care everyone...stay safe (stay home!)

[msbee]

Good morning, Barbara!

I thought it was interesting that your local official, Roddy H., at 11am posted "This tropical wave system that has been hanging around our area for the past few days should be declared a tropical depression within the next couple of hours."

hey there
how are you doing? staying dry?
yea, I saw that..
not sure how he knows that actually..just guessing I suppose LOL
and he's not really a local official.....just an amateur like the rest of us.

thunder continuing here as well as light steady rain.
nothing other than that.
hope you guys there don't have any trouble from this system.

Barbara

[BatzVI]

I knew it was too good to be true.....cable came back on, but now power is out......ah, yes, landlord just flipped on the generator....what a great invention!

[cycloneye]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
218 PM AST SUN SEP 21 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
CAGUAS
COAMO
CAYEY
AIBONITO
JUNCOS
SAN LORENZO
LAS PIEDRAS
ARROYO
LUQUILLO
PATILLAS
MAUNABO
NAGUABO
CEIBA
CANOVANAS
GUAYAMA
FAJARDO
HUMACAO
JUANA DIAZ
SALINAS
SANTA ISABEL
RIO GRANDE
YABUCOA

* UNTIL 6:00 PM AST

* AT 2 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY TO TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF EAST...
SOUTHEAST...AND SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR PUERTO RICO. THE RADAR HAS
ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH AS THREE INCHES PER HOUR.
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS
BEEN EXTENDED IN TIME...AS WELL AS TO ADD JUANA DIAZ.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS
AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1800 6654 1805 6651 1801 6642 1823 6589
1843 6583 1839 6561 1823 6558 1792 6597
1789 6648

$$

[cycloneye]

For the first time since this rain event began in Puerto Rico,San Juan is getting a heavy shower.Winds are in the range of 15-25 mph.Dont worrie about me because I live in a high location that does not flood.

[cycloneye]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
604 PM AST SUN SEP 21 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
BAYAMON
CAGUAS
CIDRA
COAMO
CAYEY
COMERIO
AIBONITO
AGUAS BUENAS
BARRANQUITAS
JUNCOS
GURABO
NARANJITO
TOA ALTA
SAN LORENZO
TRUJILLO ALTO
LAS PIEDRAS
ARROYO
LUQUILLO
PATILLAS
MAUNABO
NAGUABO
GUAYNABO
CEIBA
CANOVANAS
GUAYAMA
FAJARDO
CULEBRA
CAROLINA
HUMACAO
JUANA DIAZ
PONCE
CATANO
SAN JUAN
SALINAS
SANTA ISABEL
LOIZA
RIO GRANDE
YABUCOA
VIEQUES
TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 1000 PM AST

* AT 557 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY TO
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF
EAST..SOUTHEAST...AND SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR PUERTO RICO. THE RADAR
HAS ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH AS FOUR INCHES PER HOUR.
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS
BEEN EXTENDED IN TIME...AND IN AREAL COVERAGE TO INCLUDE THE SAN
JUAN METRO AREA. MORE HEAVY TO TORRENTIAL SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

MUDSLIDES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL LANDSLIDE IS HIGH IN AREAS STEEP TERRAIN.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.