Flash Flood — Patillas, Puerto Rico

2023-08-26 · near Patillas, Patillas, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

A 911 Call Center reported flash flooding and water flooding one apartment in Building 10

at Residencial Villa Real, Patillas.

Wider weather episode

Outer rainbands from the distant Tropical Cyclone Franklin over the western Atlantic brought unsettled weather conditions across Puerto Rico on August 26th. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain were observed along the southern and eastern half of Puerto Rico. This rainfall resulted in flash flooding, river flooding, and mudslides.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (18.0056, -66.0201)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1126078. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.