Flash Flood · Puerto Rico

Flash Flood November 1, 2024 · Hatillo, Puerto Rico

$400

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency Managers reported that PR-2, KM 84.0 (Jose Joaquin Yiye Avila St.) in front of El Buen Cafe Restaurant was completely flooded with both lanes impassable.

The wider storm

A series of cold fronts and a polar trough increased moisture and instability across the region to end October and start November. Above normal moisture, saturated soils, and rivers running high increased the risk of flooding. A Flash Flood Watch was in effect on November 1st with Debris Flow, Sinkholes, Flooding and Flash Flooding being reported in southeastern and north-central Puerto Rico.

Began near Hatillo (18.4881, -66.7889).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1220054. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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