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Flash Flood October 31, 2024 · Fajardo, Puerto Rico

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Damage as recorded

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency Managers director from Fajardo reported a person stranded inside a car due to flood waters from Rio Fajardo along PR-194, near New Jerusalem Baptist Church.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Fajardo (18.3200, -65.6500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1216886. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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