Debris Flow — Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

2022-11-15 · near Yabucoa, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

An emergency manager of Yabucoa reported a mudslide in PR-3 km 100.1, both lanes were blocked.

Wider weather episode

The combination of a low-level trough from the east and an upper-level trough produced scattered to locally numerous showers and thunderstorms across eastern Puerto Rico on November 15th. The doppler radar estimated up to 6 inches of rain in Yabucoa.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1067574. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.