Flash Flood — Naguabo, Puerto Rico

2024-06-05 · near Naguabo, Naguabo, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Emergency managers reported that a person trapped in the car was rescued in PR-191 in Sector Los Benitez near Rio Blanco.

Wider weather episode

Troughs at different levels of the atmosphere helped thunderstorms develop during the afternoon over the interior and northwest sections of Puerto Rico, and between eastern PR and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Rainfall amounts were generally between 2 and 3 inches with the heaviest showers. Flooding was reported over the eastern interior.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1196116. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.