Flash Flood — Hormigueros, Puerto Rico

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

Event narrative

Broadcast media reported through social media that a road in urb. Lavadero was completely flooded and impassable due to floodwaters from the Rio Rosario.

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 1268827. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.