Flash Flood · Puerto Rico

Flash Flood May 28, 2010 · Manati, Puerto Rico

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Rio Grande de Manati overflowed its banks and flooded Highway 2 and road 667 in the Paso Real and Cachete sectors. Several homes were flooded in the Paso Real Sector.

The wider storm

Deep moisture, combined with favorable atmospheric conditions, local effects and a low level trough to the north of Puerto Rico, brought widespread flooding rains across Puerto Rico during the last few days of the month. Unfortunately, with this flood event, there were a few fatalities due to people driving across low water crossings and also reported, was a lightning strike in Carolina, PR in which the 8 year old girl survived.

Began near Manati (18.4286, -66.5257).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 235361. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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