Heavy Rain — Luquillo, Puerto Rico

2009-06-11 · near Luquillo, Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Urban flooding was reported along road 991, KM. 5.5, at Barrio Sabana in the municipality of Luquillo. A nearby elderly home reported a flooded room.

Wider weather episode

A broad low pressure trough across the Central Caribbean extended northward into the Western Atlantic was helping to maintain a moist south to southeast wind flow across the region which combined with local effects and favorable upper level winds to generate scattered to numerous showers and strong thunderstorms over the north half and east sections of Puerto Rico during the afternoon. Several municipalities were affected by heavy rains.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 184332. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.