Flash Flood — Manati, Puerto Rico

2011-12-10 · near Manati, Manati, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Rio Grande de Manati was reported out of its banks flooding route 666 and 667.

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 354302. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.