Flash Flood — Naranjito, Puerto Rico

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

Event narrative

Broadcast media shared a video from the public on social media showing the Mavilla River overflowing its banks, making Camino Los Lpez completely impassable in Barrio Cedro Abajo.

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 1268907. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.