Big Rain Event is over for Puerto Rico,USVI,BVI

#141 Postby **bvigal** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:48 pm

schmita wrote:It's been raining at a steady moderate rate for several hours now. It's quiet dark here with heavy low clouds moving in from the south.

BVIGal stay safe. Sounds scary.
irina
Wish I knew how to post a picture here!

I posted a reply to this earlier, but it's gone. I must have boo-booed! Thanks Irina, you stay safe, too. You aren't that far east of us, and could also have some heavy rain! :eek:

schmita · #142 Postby **schmita** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:01 pm

Hi all,
Had to get off computer for awhile. Government asked all workers to go home and get off the roads due to flooding. That was about 2 PM when I got the call. It got extremely dark here with much thunder and some lightning. Lot's of rain too. Sorry Caribpr.
I see that this whatever it is is forming near by us. Wonder what the evening will bring.
BVIGAL stay home!! LOL. I am sure you are doing that.
Lynn, I called B in Curacao and updated her. Her house floods downstairs.......
So far no leaks here.
All quiet now. Much lighter than earlier.
Peace
irina

caribepr · #143 Postby **caribepr** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:05 pm

Rain and wind are starting up again in earnest now. Well, at least the yard water was down to a skim....not for long I think.

(Vieques...send 'em your icky tarantula picture, let people know the horror! beside me, still shuddering)

#144 Postby **gerrit** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:10 pm

Now I know why it was dry in Culebra and overe here:

It's raining continiously now..

caribepr · #145 Postby **caribepr** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:16 pm

Yep. It's crazy but between you in San Juan and us...the weather can be radically different! One reason I am glad on weather underground we have knotimpaired's weather station...even though Vieques and Culebra can ALSO have very different weather going on...gotta love the islands!

#146 Postby **cycloneye** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:14 pm

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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
809 PM AST MON OCT 10 2005

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-111215-
/X.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-051012T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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 MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...BAYAMON...
CAROLINA...CATANO...GUAYNABO...SAN JUAN...TOA ALTA...TOA BAJA...
TRUJILLO ALTO...CEIBA...CANOVANAS...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...LOIZA...
LUQUILLO...NAGUABO...RIO GRANDE...ARROYO...GUAYAMA...MAUNABO...
PATILLAS...SALINAS...YABUCOA...AGUAS BUENAS...CAGUAS...CAYEY...
CIDRA...COMERIO...GURABO...JUNCOS...LAS PIEDRAS...SAN LORENZO...
ARECIBO...BARCELONETA...DORADO...FLORIDA...MANATI...VEGA ALTA...
VEGA BAJA...AIBONITO...BARRANQUITAS...CIALES...COAMO...COROZAL...
JAYUYA...MOROVIS...NARANJITO...OROCOVIS...VILLALBA...GUAYANILLA...
JUANA DIAZ...YAUCO...PENUELAS...PONCE...SANTA ISABEL...AGUADILLA...
CAMUY...HATILLO...ISABELA...QUEBRADILLAS...ADJUNTAS...LARES...
LAS MARIAS...MARICAO...SABANA GRANDE...SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...
AGUADA...ANASCO...HORMIGUEROS...MAYAGUEZ...MOCA...RINCON...
SAN GERMAN...CABO ROJO...GUANICA...LAJAS...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...
ST THOMAS ST JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS...ST CROIX
809 PM AST MON OCT 10 2005

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS

* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING

* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NUMERICAL MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO HEAVY RAIN REMAINING ACROSS THE AREA AT
LEAST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. RADAR CURRENTLY AGREES...SHOWING
HEAVY RAIN IN THE SAME AREAS AS THE MODEL WAS FORECASTING.
THEREFORE THE WATCH IS BEING EXTENDED.

* FLOODED HIGHWAYS...MUDSLIDES...SWOLLEN STREAMS AND RIVERS
RUNNING HIGH AND FAST...ARE JUST SOME OF THE EFFECTS THAT THIS
RAIN WILL HAVE ON THE LOCAL AREA. SOME OF THE RIVERS HAVE
APPROACHED BANK FULL AND MAY FLOW OUT OF THEIR CHANNELS DURING
THE WATCH. HILLSIDES HAVE BECOME WEAKENED AND A NUMBER WILL
LIKELY GIVE WAY COVERING HIGHWAYS AND COLLAPSING HOMES IN
VULNERABLE AREAS. STREETS WILL CONTAIN MANY PONDS...SOME OF WHICH
MAY COVER DANGEROUS BREAKS IN THE PAVEMENT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS
ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY
LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS
ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION
IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE
POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE
CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. THE
HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO CAUSE MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
AVOID DRIVING AT NIGHT THROUGH FLOODED AREAS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...RADIO OR YOUR
CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

$$

SNELL

caribepr and fellow islanders as you can see it's not over yet.

caribepr · #147 Postby **caribepr** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:34 pm

At least I feel a lot better about getting to SJ and off to Maryland on Thursday now (unless everything changes,and who knows?). So...I'll just stay home until then, and watch my plants drown. And! my friend who kindly takes care of things while I'm gone won't have to water the gardens for the first week or so....

caribepr · #148 Postby **caribepr** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:55 pm

Oh dear...it's started raining VERY VERY hard now and look at the radar! Why is the box shaped like a COFFIN????

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/jua.shtml

#149 Postby **cycloneye** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:59 pm

Oh caribepr that box is the flash flood warning zone that is until midnight.Remember that the flash flood watch has been extended until wednesday morning.

caribepr · #150 Postby **caribepr** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:01 pm

cycloneye wrote:Oh caribepr that box is the flash flood warning zone that is until midnight.Remember that the flash flood watch has been extended until wednesday morning.

I know it is the flash flood box (but thanks, I might not have known!) but WHY did they have to shape it like that???? :roll:

sorry...I just have a stupid imagination!

#151 Postby **cycloneye** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:26 pm

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PRC001-055-059-079-093-111-121-125-153-110400-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
853 PM AST MON OCT 10 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
GUANICA
GUAYANILLA
ADJUNTAS
MARICAO
SABANA GRANDE
SAN GERMAN
YAUCO
PENUELAS
LAJAS

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST

* AT 855 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SANTO
DOMINGO...SABANA GRANDE...PENUELAS AND ADJUNTAS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA...WHICH IS ALREADY SOGGY FROM PREVIOUS RAINS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ANY
ROADS 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 RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RAPID RISES IN
RIVER LEVELS ARE LIKELY. 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 1804 6701 1817 6701 1817 6688 1815 6685
1817 6682 1817 6668 1799 6668 1799 6704

$$

SNELL

More towns now in South and SW Puerto Rico now are included in the flash flood warning until midnight.

caribepr · #152 Postby **caribepr** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:16 pm

Hoping so much people heed these warnings! The rains has stopped again here and we only have one dangerous place (which I didn't check out today - you can't turn around if it IS bad), but the big island has so many places that could be so dangerous (as well as the other islands...).

#153 Postby **cycloneye** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:42 pm

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1028 PM AST MON OCT 10 2005

PRC007-009-015-017-019-021-025-029-031-033-035-037-039-041-043-045-
047-049-051-053-054-057-061-063-069-073-075-077-085-087-089-091-095-
101-103-105-107-109-113-119-123-127-129-133-135-137-139-141-143-145-
147-149-151-110400-
DORADO-CANOVANAS-CULEBRA-CAROLINA-CIALES-CAGUAS-CIDRA-COAMO-CAYEY-
COROZAL-MANATI-FLORIDA-COMERIO-AIBONITO-AGUAS
BUENAS-ARROYO-BARRANQUITAS-BARCELONETA-JUNCOS-JAYUYA-GURABO-LUQUILLO-
PATILLAS-MAUNABO-OROCOVIS-NAGUABO-NARANJITO-MOROVIS-SAN JUAN-TOA
ALTA-SAN LORENZO-YABUCOA-VIEQUES-UTUADO-VILLALBA-TRUJILLO ALTO-VEGA
ALTA-LAS PIEDRAS-BAYAMON-CEIBA-GUAYAMA-FAJARDO-HUMACAO-JUANA
DIAZ-GUAYNABO-PONCE-CATANO-VEGA BAJA-SALINAS-SANTA ISABEL-LOIZA-RIO
GRANDE-TOA BAJA-
1028 PM AST MON OCT 10 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST FOR THE
FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
DORADO...CANOVANAS...CULEBRA...CAROLINA...CIALES...CAGUAS...
CIDRA...COAMO...CAYEY...COROZAL...MANATI...FLORIDA...COMERIO...
AIBONITO...AGUAS BUENAS...ARROYO...BARRANQUITAS...BARCELONETA...
JUNCOS...JAYUYA...GURABO...LUQUILLO...PATILLAS...MAUNABO...
OROCOVIS...NAGUABO...NARANJITO...MOROVIS...SAN JUAN...TOA
ALTA...SAN LORENZO...YABUCOA...VIEQUES...UTUADO...VILLALBA...
TRUJILLO ALTO...VEGA ALTA...LAS PIEDRAS...BAYAMON...CEIBA...
GUAYAMA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...JUANA DIAZ...GUAYNABO...PONCE...
CATANO...VEGA BAJA...SALINAS...SANTA ISABEL...LOIZA...RIO GRANDE
AND TOA BAJA

AT 1025 PM AST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT RIO
GRANDE DE ARECIBO IS OUT OF ITS BANK BETWEEN UTUADO AND LAGOS DOS
BOCAS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. MUDSLIDES ARE LIKELY OVER THE WARNING
AREA.

LAT...LON 1849 6629 1850 6622 1847 6574 1841 6524
1814 6517 1798 6561 1794 6595 1791 6625
1804 6656 1812 6664 1836 6662 1843 6645

caribepr · #154 Postby **caribepr** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:42 am

Rain most of the night, rain right now, sort of on and off since dawn. The UNcoffin shaped flash flood zone box is now over almost ALL of the big island of Puerto Rico, but not us. No doubt Luis will have the official version of this up soon.
It is growing darker, and it is just barely sunrise...just another day in Paradox! :rain:

#155 Postby **gerrit** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:50 am

Rain all night here and still raining. I decided to stay home - too many floodings reported. Up here things are good - all the water goes downhill..

#156 Postby **cycloneye** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:54 am

Above are the totals of rain that has fallen since the past 24 hours are those are very impressive.Over 9.00 inches and in some localized spots more haved fallen.I will have more information later.

#157 Postby **bvigal** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:31 am

Things much better here today. Radio says government workers to report to work, but public schools are closed. I had a meeting last night, and the rain had let up, so ventured out and public works had cleared the mud & rocks off the hill road I used! Down along the coast, there was still water over one lane in some spots. Winds were gusty, and the sea was highest level I've seen in a long time, looking at the ferry dock, and 4-5 rollers on top.

Winds remain gusty this morning, and strong at times. Take a look at last 24 hrs St. Thomas, St. Croix, San Juan.
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/TIST.html
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/TISX.html
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/TJSJ.html

Things look scary in almost all of PR today - everyone please be careful!!
Gloria "bvigal"

caribepr · #158 Postby **caribepr** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:58 am

bvigal wrote:Things much better here today. Radio says government workers to report to work, but public schools are closed. I had a meeting last night, and the rain had let up, so ventured out and public works had cleared the mud & rocks off the hill road I used! Down along the coast, there was still water over one lane in some spots. Winds were gusty, and the sea was highest level I've seen in a long time, looking at the ferry dock, and 4-5 rollers on top.

Winds remain gusty this morning, and strong at times. Take a look at last 24 hrs St. Thomas, St. Croix, San Juan.
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/TIST.html
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/TISX.html
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/TJSJ.html

Things look scary in almost all of PR today - everyone please be careful!!
Gloria "bvigal"

Glad to hear Tortola is turning the corner. Boy, Public Works got out fast!

Hope it continues well there. We are again in a steady rain at the moment. Well at least I know how the roof is holding up...one pinhole leak, and it's nicely located over the sink!

And, by the way, the rain hasn't even stopped yet but the mosquitos are hatching and getting thick already!

#159 Postby **cycloneye** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:40 am

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
829 AM AST TUE OCT 11 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES AND ISLANDS
IN PUERTO RICO
PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES

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

* UNTIL 230 PM AST

* AT 827 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THE GROUNDS
ARE ALREADY SATURATED...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY
RUNOFF. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

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 RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RAPID RISES IN
RIVER LEVELS ARE LIKELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING
WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1863 6459 1740 6462 1761 6575 1779 6729
1826 6736 1868 6736

$$

BD

The flash flood warning has been expanded in time and extended to all of Puerto Rico and the USVI,Culebra and Vieques

knotimpaired · #160 Postby **knotimpaired** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:25 am

I would not have to say this but would any of you worry about Vieques and Culebra.

Yes we are spits of land but we also have families and friends,

Talk maybe in general.

When it comes to a hurricane in the states, my gosh, the world is falling, but us?

Who seems to give a crap?

Big Rain Event is over for Puerto Rico,USVI,BVI

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