Debris Flow — Utuado, Puerto Rico

2022-10-09 · near Utuado, Utuado, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

A social media report indicated a landslide at road PR-607 in Barrio Caonillas, Utuado. The road was impassable due to the landslide.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1059602. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.