Flood — Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

2024-06-27 · near Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

A post in social media indicated flooding near Mansiones de Puerto Real, Lotes de Puerto Real. A mail truck was shown to be crossing the flooded road, with water covering around a third of the truck.

Wider weather episode

A low to mid level trough helped afternoon shower and thunderstorm activity develop

across the western to southwestern sections of Puerto Rico. Rainfall accumulations ranged from up to 3 to 4 inches, locally higher in the southwestern sections of Puerto Rico. Floods in Cabo Rojo were reported.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (18.0849, -67.1793)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1196113. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.