Heavy Rain — Las Piedras, Puerto Rico

2009-03-22 · near Las Piedras, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

A segment of road 9936 was reported flooded at Estancias neigborhood in the municipality of Las Piedras.

Wider weather episode

A cold front affected Puerto Rico March 21-22, while a shear line behind the front was responsible for the heavy rain that felt across the area on the 23rd of March. During this period, heavy rain and urban and small stream flooding was reported mainly across the northeast and eastern interior sections of Puerto Rico.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 160977. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.