Flash Flood — Utuado, Puerto Rico

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

Event narrative

The 911 call center reported people stranded in a vehicle on the bridge between PR-123 and PR-10 near the municipal cemetery.

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 1268828. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.