Flood · Puerto Rico

Flood January 15, 2023 · Vega Alta, Puerto Rico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency managers reported that they had to close the bridge at road PR-620 crossing Rio Cibuco.

The wider storm

The islands were in between two areas of enhanced moisture. To the west, a cold front was approaching, and from the Leeward Islands, another patch of moisture was approaching. The available moisture combined with local effects to generate strong showers and thunderstorms that generated local flooding and mudslides.

Began near Vega Alta (18.4002, -66.3445).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1068528. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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