Flash Flood — Orocovis, Puerto Rico

2025-05-02 · near Orocovis, Orocovis, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Broadcast media, through social media, showed a video of a low-water crossing being flooded, with rapidly flowing water overflowing Botijas 2.

Wider weather episode

Unstable and wet weather conditions were anticipated in early May due to a combination of abundant tropical moisture and a series of upper-level troughs moving over the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1268804. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.