Flash Flood — Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

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

Event narrative

At around 0645 am, the road PR-901 at Parque Felix Millan was reported impassable due to urban flooding resulting from poor drainage in the area. Both lanes were impassable, and the road was closed.

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 1268888. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.