Flash Flood — Yauco, Puerto Rico
2025-09-24 to 2025-09-25 · near Yauco, Yauco, Puerto Rico
1
Direct deaths
1
Injuries
$16K
Property damage
Event narrative
Rio Cotui went out of its banks, flooding portions of PR-372 in Yauco. A car was washed out with a male inside, the male was later found dead.
Wider weather episode
The flooding threat increased as a robust tropical wave moved across the region. This wave combined with instability associated with an upper-level trough. As the wave departed, tropical moisture continued to flux into Puerto Rico. Showers and thunderstorms were numerous, causing flooding, landslide and wind damage.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1294792. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.