Debris Flow — Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

2023-11-09 · near Yabucoa, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

A landslide was reported via social media from the Yabucoa municipality in Carr #3 km 100.9 in La Pica, towards Maunabo.

Wider weather episode

The combination of a surface trough over the eastern Caribbean and an

upper-level trough north and west of the region promoted wet and unstable conditions during the week of November 6-9. This produced showers and thunderstorms over the eastern and northern sections of Puerto Rico, including the San Juan Metro area. Urban and flash flooding was observed across these areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1148847. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.