Flash Flood · Puerto Rico

Flash Flood May 28, 2010 · Barranquitas, Puerto Rico

Deaths

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

River Botijas overflowed its banks along road 720, km. 0.3 in Barrio Palo Hincado, in the border between the Barranquitas and Orocovis municipalities. Flash flooding killed

two people who drowned when their truck Ford F150 car was swept away by river Botijas flood waters.

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 Barranquitas (18.1882, -66.3482).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 237216. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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