Flash Flood — Naguabo, Puerto Rico

2023-05-22 · near Naguabo, Naguabo, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Emergency management officials reported that Rio Blanco rose out of its banks due to excessive rainfall and flooded an area of roadway PR-31 around km 8.9 in Naguabo.

Wider weather episode

The combination of a surface low and deep-layer trough northwest of Puerto Rico created a band of convergence across the islands. This produced numerous showers and thunderstorms across the eastern sections of Puerto Rico on May 22, 2023, which resulted in river flooding in Naguabo.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1092074. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.