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Flash Flood · Puerto Rico

Flash Flood August 26, 2023 · Ponce, Puerto Rico

$20K

Damage as recorded

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency Managers indicated that water from flooding was rising along Barrio Maruenos,

Sector Jaguas. The mud in the water was reaching several houses in this area.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Ponce (18.0600, -66.6600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1126082. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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