Debris Flow · Puerto Rico

Debris Flow April 29, 2011 · Western Interior, Puerto Rico

What the National Weather Service wrote

A mudslide was reported at Road 611,km 0.8 in Barrio Sabana Grande in the municipality of Utuado.

The wider storm

An upper level trough located west of Puerto Rico, combined with a strong upper level jet and moisture advected from the southeast, to produce numerous showers with thunderstorms across the region. The western interior section of Puerto Rico was the most affected with total rainfall accumulation exceeding 7 inches in the municipality of Utuado. Several mudslides were reported as well as urban and small stream flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 303523. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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