Flood · Puerto Rico

Flood January 22, 2009 · San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico

Death

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A person was sleeping on a low water bridge and was overtaken by a sudden water crest at Barrio Espino in San Lorenzo, Hilario Perez sector, along road 181, Km. 13 from San Lorenzo to Patillas.

The wider storm

A cold front was extending from the West Central Atlantic south southwest through the Mona Passage. Ahead of the front, low level wind flow and moisture posed a threat of slow moving rain cells and flash flood potential. Scattered to numerous showers were detected by doppler radar across the northern and southeastern sections of Puerto Rico leading to localized heavy rain and urban flooding.

Began near San Lorenzo (18.1128, -65.9904).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 144545. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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