NOEL Aftermath

[cycloneye]

Two more Flash Flood Warnings:

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC023-043-055-059-075-079-111-113-133-149-153-290130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0043.071028T2131Z-071029T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
531 PM AST SUN OCT 28 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
COAMO
YAUCO
VILLALBA
GUAYANILLA
GUANICA
JUANA DIAZ
PONCE
CABO ROJO
SANTA ISABEL
PENUELAS
LAJAS

* UNTIL 930 PM AST

* AT 528 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE BAND OF
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN COASTS
OF PUERTO RICO. DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THIS AREA THE PAST FEW
DAYS...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN NOW IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO THROUGH 930 PM AST. IN
ADDITION...MUDSLIDES CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER
MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

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 1795 6720 1814 6715 1804 6697 1805 6690
1814 6691 1817 6683 1812 6675 1815 6634
1809 6629 1795 6636 1800 6647
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 180DEG 0KT 1786 6644

$$

SR/EM






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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC009-015-025-029-035-037-041-053-057-069-077-085-089-095-103-109-
119-123-129-151-290115-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0042.071028T2121Z-071029T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
521 PM AST SUN OCT 28 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

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

* UNTIL 915 PM AST

* AT 521 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL APPROACHING THE EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN COASTS OF PUERTO
RICO. DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THIS AREA THE PAST FEW DAYS...AND
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN NOW IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN
AND SOUTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO THROUGH 915 PM AST. IN
ADDITION...MUDSLIDES CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER
MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

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 1798 6633 1808 6625 1815 6630 1818 6613
1824 6605 1817 6600 1830 6589 1843 6587
1838 6552 1795 6585 1790 6626
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 180DEG 0KT 1786 6599

$$

SR/EM

[bvigal]

Oh dear, too much rain, stop already! This view blows me away! water vapor loop

[caribepr]

So far, we're still fairly low wind and dry. How is it in the BVI's?

[cycloneye]

Puerto Rico virtually is under water:

[Derek Ortt]

for those threatened, storm updates are available at http://www.nwhhc.com/atl162007.html

[knotimpaired]

So far we have recieved 1.93" for today.

I have had a pot of homemade chicken soup on the stove since morning.

At approx. 6:30 pm we lost power for about 40 minutes and ran the generator for a bit. A reminder for everyone that may have a generator they should run it at least once a month for maintenance purposes.

It is chilly down here at 78 but really at this point not much wind. The dampness is what makes us want to bundle up.

It looks like this may still linger for a day or so more so stay warm and dry and for those areas that are prone to mudslides, PLEASE stay indoors if you can.

MJ, I am glad to hear you have been spared the rain. Our pool has overflowed but the quebrada at least is flowing fine. Does anyone know if the ferries are running or flights?

K

[cycloneye]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC023-043-055-059-067-075-079-093-111-113-121-125-133-149-153-
290530-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0043.000000T0000Z-071029T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
919 PM AST SUN OCT 28 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
HORMIGUEROS
COAMO
MARICAO
SABANA GRANDE
SAN GERMAN
YAUCO
VILLALBA
GUAYANILLA
GUANICA
JUANA DIAZ
PONCE
CABO ROJO
SANTA ISABEL
PENUELAS
LAJAS

* UNTIL 130 AM AST

* AT 919 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE BAND OF
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN COASTS
OF PUERTO RICO. DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THIS AREA THE PAST FEW
DAYS...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE
EVENING HOURS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO THROUGH 130 AM AST MONDAY
MORNING. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES CAN BE EXPECTED 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.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER
MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 1795 6720 1814 6715 1804 6697 1805 6690
1814 6691 1817 6683 1812 6675 1815 6634
1809 6629 1795 6636 1800 6647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 180DEG 0KT 1786 6644

$$

SR

[caribepr]

Well, we haven't been exactly spared the rain, Karen! I don't know the amounts here, but I did see where you got quite a bit which skimmed by us at some point. We also lost power island wide for quite awhile (pretty cool view from up here, I could hear people talking a mile way) and I fell asleep. Woke up a few minutes ago to power restored and wind and rain which only lasted a little while. It's still raining lightly but the winds have died back again. I thought we were in for it again, but it seems it was just a small cell passing through.

[Cyclenall]

It is chilly down here at 78 but really at this point not much wind. The dampness is what makes us want to bundle up.

78F is chilly? Wow, that's quite warm for me and I could go outside with just a shirt in that weather. Tomorrow morning will be around 31F for me and I don't bundle up excessively for that even .

[cycloneye]

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
303 AM AST MON OCT 29 2007

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-291915-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-071029T2200Z/
/00000.0.OT.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
303 AM AST MON OCT 29 2007

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR

* ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CENTRAL INTERIOR...
CULEBRA...EASTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY...NORTH
CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST...PONCE AND VICINITY...SAN JUAN
AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST...SOUTHWEST...VIEQUES AND WESTERN
INTERIOR. IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX AND ST. THOMAS
ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS.

* UNTIL 6 PM AST

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER FRINGES OF
TROPICAL STORM NOEL...LOCATED AT 2 AM AST NEAR 17.3 NORTH AND
72.3 WEST...OR ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH OF PORT AU PRINCE
HAITI...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ISLANDS TODAY. THESE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
TO THE LOCAL ISLANDS.

* SOILS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA REMAIN AT OR NEAR SATURATION AND MANY
RIVERS REMAIN AT WELL ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS. ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLASH OR RIVER FLOODING.
ALSO...POTENTIALLY DEADLY MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF
STEEP TERRAIN.

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.

PLEASE 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.

$$

FIGUEROA
Good morning fellow Caribbean members.It continued to rain for the first part of the night,but it calmed down in the overnight hours.It looks like one more day of periods of rain in bands as NOEL moves slowly thru Haiti.I continue to pray for those in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.With the rain event of sunday alone there were reports of rivers over their banks with people being evacuated but no deaths were reported here yesterday.3-5 more inches fell mainly in Southern and in the central PR mountains.

[bvigal]

Good morning everyone! Luis, I'm so relieved to hear your good news this morning that no deaths reported yesterday in PR and weather is moderating!!! Our rain quit last night probably around 7pm. Good call by officials to continue the FF watch, grounds are soggy.

[BatzVI]

The sun is out in STT finally.....though over the weekend, we set two new low temperature records of 66 degrees on Saturday and Sunday....it was funny watching the Weather Channel yesterday as the temperature was warmer at 10:00pm than at 3:00pm in the afternoon....I don't know our rainfall amounts, I'm just glad to see the sun....our thoughts are with everyone in the DR and Haiti....stay safe

[caribepr]

Same clearing up here. The sun is playing peek a boo a bit but I think it is going to win the day. Thoughts with those in the DR and Haiti, and those cleaning up on the big island today.

[bajastorm]

report from dominican republic thanks to stormcarib:

- This one cought us by surprise
From: "Guillermo A. Serra Espaillat" <gaquiles at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:58:45 -0400

Good morning...

As I am writing, there is heavy rain and gusty winds, the wind thing is new today because yesterday, although a bit windy, not so much gusting like right now.

The Dominicans got absolutely not warning at all, no nothing, I am very disappointed about the respond to this one, seems like we can not do nothing if a TD is upgraded to TS right on us (a bit to the south).

There are currently red alert for 6 provinces including the National District and yellow alert for 12 provinces. 600 peoples have been evacuated though not located in any shelter, unbelievable. 148 houses reported destroyed by flooding.

We didn't had power for the entire night, power went back on 1 hour ago, and as I am writing, we lost it again, we are running on a generator.

Stay tuned...

--
Guille._

http://stormcarib.com/

[msbee]

yes, I finally see the sun too!

[gerrit]

So Gerrit...I was on the phone with a friend who lives on a hill that is pretty scary to go up when this kind of rain happens, and I told her about your scenario. Her instant response was..."Drinking water? Doesn't he have a bucket?" It was pretty funny and pretty true. You have to come up with a better excuse!

I was serious, really wanted to buy water. Now, normally it ain't scary at all to get up here. With all the rain we had it's different.

This morning still a lot of rain. Everything is the house is moist. Not because of leaks but the relative cool temps ( low seventies) and 100% humidity are causing this. We woke up without power and water. Power came back a while ago- water from the tanks.

It's dry now.

[caribepr]

So Gerrit...I was on the phone with a friend who lives on a hill that is pretty scary to go up when this kind of rain happens, and I told her about your scenario. Her instant response was..."Drinking water? Doesn't he have a bucket?" It was pretty funny and pretty true. You have to come up with a better excuse!

I was serious, really wanted to buy water. Now, normally it ain't scary at all to get up here. With all the rain we had it's different.

This morning still a lot of rain. Everything is the house is moist. Not because of leaks but the relative cool temps ( low seventies) and 100% humidity are causing this. We woke up without power and water. Power came back a while ago- water from the tanks.

It's dry now.

But why didn't you just catch rain water to drink?? Or am I just too crude these days?

[gerrit]

But why didn't you just catch rain water to drink?? Or am I just too crude these days?

I would have if I knew how bad it was to get down to the valley.
I just got in my truck and planned to go shopping...

[caribepr]

I got cabin fever myself yesterday during a lull and I wasn't the only one...people were coming out to check how our world was doing everywhere I went! Glad we all stayed safe here on the board. Hope the best for the rest.

[cycloneye]

YES!!! Since last friday the sun was absent in San Juan but came out by noon time.More good news is that no flash flood warnings haved been issued so far today.Hopefully,the bad weather is over for us,but still diurnal rain activity can form but overall,IMO its over for Puerto Rico.