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Meteorological - FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issued By: NWS San Juan (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Affected Jurisdictions: St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas Counties
Headline: (CONTINUATION) Flash Flood Watch issued October 26 at 10:13AM AST until October 26 at 10:00PM AST by NWS San Juan
...Flash Flooding Watch In Effect Through At Least Tonight......Flash Flood Watch Remains In Effect Until 10 PM AST Tonight...The Flash Flood Watch Continues For* All Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands* Until 10 PM AST Tonight* An Upper Level Low Just Northwest Of The Local Region Combinedwith Abundant Moisture Will Continue To Enhance The Potential Offlooding Rains Across Puerto Rico And The U.S Virgin Islandsthrough Monday. Saturated Soils From Previous Days Rainfall Willalso Help To Maintain A High Potential For Flash Flooding Andmudslides Through Early Next Week.* Any Additional Heavy Rainfall Could Lead To Flash Flooding...Especially In Areas Where Rainfall Has Occured In Recent Days.Although...The Rainfall Will Not Be Continuous But Rapidintensification Of Storms Is Likely In The Afternoon Hours.
A Flash Flood Watch Means That Conditions May Develop That Leadto Flash Flooding. Flash Flooding Is A Very Dangerous Situation.You Should Monitor Later Forecasts And Be Prepared To Take Actionshould Flash Flood Warnings Be Issued.
These meteorological warnings seem to become more illogical as the years go on. Every little storm hundreds of miles away is now accompanied by dramatic WARNING - WATCH! announcements at every turn and when a bit of rain is approaching it's a given that, regardless of the amount of rain en route, a FLASH FLOOD WARNING! has to be issued. Crying wolf seems to be normal procedure these days - not just here but worldwide.
Why is the first letter in every word of these warnings capitalized? Does It Heighten The Effect Of The WARNING? 😀
