Flash Flood · Puerto Rico

Flash Flood October 27, 2023 · Vega Alta, Puerto Rico

$4K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flood waters stranded a vehicle with a person inside on road Palma near Urb Estancias de San Nicolas.

The wider storm

Moisture pulled into the region by TC Tammy (by that time well north of the area), in combination with an upper-level trough, a frontal boundary and a pre-frontal trough, produced numerous showers and thunderstorms across the islands. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain were observed across the northern, eastern, and central portions of Puerto Rico. Several Debris Flow episodes and at least 1 case of wind damage were reported. Swells from Tammy also produced hazardous marine and coastal conditions, resulting in coastal flood in several northern areas.

Began near Vega Alta (18.4739, -66.3410).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1146011. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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