Flash Flood — Ceiba, Puerto Rico

2024-10-31 · near Ceiba, Ceiba, Puerto Rico

$1K

Property damage

Event narrative

Emergency managers reported flash flood (urban) affecting portion of road PR-3 between Avenida Lauro Pinero and Carretera Puerto del Rey, around Ernesto Ramos Antonini, Villa del Pilar, and Residencial La Ceiba communities in Ceiba.

Wider weather episode

A series of cold fronts and a polar trough increased moisture and instability across the region for the last three days of October. Moisture levels went well above the climatological value, leading to a significant increase in showers and thunderstorms. Showers were very numerous, with rainfall accumulations surpassing 8 inches in sectors of northeastern and southeastern Puerto Rico. Soils were saturated, and rivers were running very high, triggering the issuance of a Flood Watch. With the excessive rainfall, multiple flash flooding events and mudslides unfolded.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (18.2700, -65.6400)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1216877. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.