Flash Flood — Toa Alta, Puerto Rico

2011-12-10 · near Toa Alta, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Several houses were affected by Rio de la Plata in Barrio Galateo and Villa Josco.

Wider weather episode

The interaction of a deep layered trough and a low pressure system across the Central Atlantic, generated a prevailing east northeast wind across the northern Caribbean basin. The interaction of these two features generated a very unstable environment across the local region producing scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms along the northern portions of Puerto Rico.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 353488. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.