Flash Flood · Puerto Rico

Flash Flood February 1, 2022 · Vega Alta, Puerto Rico

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Impassable bridge on road PR-620 in Fatima, Vega Alta due to floodwaters from the Cibuco River.

The wider storm

An upper-level trough combined with local effects generated showers and isolated thunderstorms across the interior and western sections of Puerto Rico on the 1st of February. Some areas received 3 to 4 inches of rainfall, which resulted in flash flooding and river flooding.

Began near Vega Alta (18.4000, -66.3459).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1008919. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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