Flood — Canovanas, Puerto Rico

2024-06-02 · near Canovanas, Canovanas, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Emergency managers reported that they would close PR-951 as Rio Grande de Loiza was about to be out of its banks just by Puente Encarnacion in PR-8874. At 355 PM AST, the USGS river sensor of Rio Canovanas near Campo Rico, which merges in Rio Grande de Loiza at that location, reported a 10.88 ft water level.

Wider weather episode

The moisture field of a tropical wave that was approaching the islands from the southeast and a low-level jet promoted wet and unstable conditions. Before midday, activity intensified and cloudiness increased resulting in an active day with multiple flood advisories and flash flood warnings due to a strong severe thunderstorm that

moved into the southeast bringing periods of heavy rain and wind gusts. In Guayama and Yabucoa, wind gusts of 50 and 48 mph respectively were recorded. Municipalities of the eastern and southeastern quadrants of Puerto Rico received the greatest accumulations from 3 to 5.5 inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1196364. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.