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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Juan PR
230 PM AST Fri Oct 18 2024

PRZ006-007-009>011-182000-
Mayaguez and Vicinity PR-Central Interior PR-Western Interior PR-
Southwest PR-Ponce and Vicinity PR-
230 PM AST Fri Oct 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SABANA GRANDE...SOUTHERN LARES...
COAMO...SOUTHWESTERN OROCOVIS...YAUCO...GUAYANILLA...NORTHERN
LAJAS...MARICAO...MAYAGUEZ...SOUTHWESTERN BARRANQUITAS...SOUTHERN
JAYUYA...SAN GERMAN...SOUTH CENTRAL CIALES...SOUTH CENTRAL UTUADO...
NORTH CENTRAL SANTA ISABEL...SOUTHERN LAS MARIAS...PONCE...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...SOUTHERN ANASCO...VILLALBA...CABO ROJO...
NORTHERN GUANICA...JUANA DIAZ...WEST CENTRAL AIBONITO AND PENUELAS
MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH 400 PM AST...

At 227 PM AST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms from sabana Grande to Hormigueros and from Villalba to
Penuelas, moving west at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Very heavy rain and frequent lightning. Some gusty winds.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Magas Arriba,
Palmarejo, Liborio Negron Torres, Boqueron, Rio Canas Abajo, Sabana
Eneas, Maricao, Betances, Marueno, and Lluveras.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 1816 6629 1803 6638 1800 6716 1803 6718
      1804 6721 1806 6720 1807 6718 1807 6720
      1809 6720 1813 6717 1814 6719 1816 6718
      1820 6715 1826 6717
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 091DEG 14KT 1813 6707

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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