Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 7 at 1:16PM AST until September 7 at 4:15PM AST by NWS San Juan PR
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 7, 2026 - 10:16am
Expires:
September 7, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
FFWSJU
The National Weather Service in San Juan has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Vega Baja County in Puerto Rico...
* Until 415 PM AST.
* At 116 PM AST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Rio Indio, Rio Cibuco Watershed, Rio Unibon, Rio Indio_Cibuco
Watershed, Rio Cibuco, Coastal Watershed, Rio Morovis and Rio
Cibuco_Coastal Watershed.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Vega Baja, PR
Forcast Office:
NWS San Juan PR
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov