Heavy Rain · Puerto Rico

Heavy Rain May 8, 2009 · Dorad, Puerto Rico

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Urban flooding was reported in the municipality of Dorado.

The wider storm

A broad trough extending from the Central Caribbean to the north of Hispaniola combined with a southeast wind and favorable upper level conditions and produced numerous showers with thunderstorms which caused heavy rain across the San Juan metropolitan area, as well over western interior and west section of Puerto Rico.

Began near Dorado (18.4300, -66.2800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 170025. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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