Flood · Puerto Rico

Flood October 8, 2022 · Penuelas, Puerto Rico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Broadcast Media reported several tourists were swept away by a water surge in Charco La Soplaera in Penuelas. Emergency managers were able to rescue them.

The wider storm

A Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough combined with an approaching tropical wave. The wave enhanced the moisture content in the atmosphere, and with the instability aloft, conditions became favorable for showers and thunderstorms development across the area.

Began near Penuelas (18.0965, -66.7379).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1059601. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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