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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
722 PM AST WED NOV 11 2009
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ON SHORE OVER THE MUNICIPALITY OF 
PONCE AND VICINITY...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG 
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AND MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE SOUTHERN 
COAST OF PUERTO RICO...MAINLY OVER THE MUNICIPALITY OF PONCE. THESE 
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 35 
MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. 
THE HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS 
DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS 
MAY ALSO QUICKLY RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED 
BY FLOOD WATERS.
PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND 
LIGHTNING MAY BE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY 
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF 
POSSIBLE. WHILE INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND 
AVOID  USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG 
UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
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