Flood · Puerto Rico

Flood August 24, 2024 · Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The residents along road Alheli at Urb Buenaventura in Mayaguez shared with a TV meteorologist (which was then confirmed with Mayaguez's Emergency Managers) that flooding was affecting their neighborhood due to poor drainage near a clogged sewer. The Doppler radar estimated between 2 and 3 inches of rain due to strong thunderstorms, which was the leading cause of the flooding problem observed, mainly along the road.

The wider storm

Above-normal moisture associated with a tropical wave combined with increased instability due to an upper-level trough and enhanced by local effects and a sea breeze promoted thunderstorm formation across PR's interior and western sections, triggering flooding and mudslides.

Began near Mayaguez (18.1560, -67.1498).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1207966. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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