Flash Flood — Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

2025-05-03 · near Yabucoa, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

At around 6:30 a.m., a social media publication reported road PR-901 impassable near Laboratorio Cima. According to the report, two vehicles were stranded in the area.

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 1268880. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.