Thunderstorm Wind — Barranquitas, Puerto Rico

2025-04-20 · near Barranquitas, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Strong winds knocked down a tree. This fallen tree was blocking PR-772 at km 0.1 on Los Alicea Way in Barrio Quebradillas, Barranquitas.

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 1254752. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.