Debris Flow · Puerto Rico

Debris Flow November 1, 2024 · Las Piedras, Puerto Rico

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Damage as recorded

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A landslide occurred in PR-198, near Francisco Torres School and the Emilio Huyke double-A baseball park in Las Piedras, affecting one lane of the roadway.

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 Las Piedras (18.1929, -65.8820).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1220059. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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