Flash Flood — Naguabo, Puerto Rico

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

$10K

Property damage

Event narrative

A video shared in social media showed significant rapid moving water along Camino El Duque. The video showed water reaching the low levels of a house and covering the wheels of a car, about one foot deep.

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1216953. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.