Debris Flow — Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

2024-04-09 · near Trujillo Alto, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

$1K

Property damage

Event narrative

A 911 reporter informed that there was a landslide in Carretera 852 near Sabana Bakery in Trujillo Alto. The emergency manager informed that there were no people or roads affected directly.

Wider weather episode

Increase in moisture, remnants of a cold front to our north and a nearby prefrontal surface trough approached the islands and sinked southward, creating favorable weather

conditions for unsettled weather and above normal moisture. These wet and unstable conditions promoted showery weather for the first half of that week. Flooding, Flash Flooding and Landslides were reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1176012. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.