Monday, November 16, 2009

Rain and more rain ...

Local Severe Weather Alert for Christiansted, VI (00820)

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND 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
VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS. *
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * A DEEP TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE SURFACE TO THE
UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN COMBINATION WITH DEEP MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHNS THROUGH NOON TODAY. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO
RICO LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING HELPS DESTABILIZE
ATMOSPHERE. * FLOODING MAY CAUSE LOCAL RIVERS TO RISE RAPIDLY
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTH COAST...NORTH COASTAL PLAINS AND NORTHERN
FOOTHILLS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING IN ST. THOMAS AND ST.
JONHS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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.

These are bigger keys ... Nice ... Very nice


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