Debris Flow · Puerto Rico

Debris Flow January 15, 2023 · Utuado, Puerto Rico

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency Managers reported a mudslide affecting PR-523 in Barrio Arenas, close to Escuela Barrio Arenas.

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 Utuado (18.2650, -66.7085).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1068529. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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