Debris Flow — Naranjito, Puerto Rico

2025-04-19 · near Naranjito, Naranjito, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

In El Pilon Sector in Cerro Abajo, the owner of a residence reported that the rear part of her house gave way, she mentions that the runoff from the road goes down her lot and falls into a well which filled up and gave way.

Wider weather episode

A mid-to-upper-level trough, in combination with a surface induced trough, produced periods of heavy rainfall that caused flash floods and landslides between April 19-21.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1250211. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.