Heavy Rain — Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

2009-06-16 to 2009-06-17 · near Yabucoa, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Urban flooding was reported in Sector Calabaza of Yabucoa, the Catalina Morales road was reported impassable.

Wider weather episode

Surface trough located just east of the U.S. Virgin Islands during the early morning of the 16th moved west northwest and its associated moisture caused heavy showers over southeast Puerto Rico during the evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 185979. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.