Flash Flood — Naguabo, Puerto Rico

2022-10-27 · near Naguabo, Naguabo, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Emergency managers reported people trapped in two cars when they tried to cross a flooded area. The flooding was caused by Rio Blanco being out of its banks, at Road PR-31, in the exit toward Highway PR-52.

Wider weather episode

The wet trend continued by the end of the month as another TUTT approaches the area. At first, this mid to upper level feature combined with moisture being pulling from the deep tropics into the region. Later in the period, a tropical wave was added to the mixture, further increasing moisture content and instability. A Flash Flood Watch was issued due to the excessive rainfall expected.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1059682. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.