Flood — Yauco, Puerto Rico

2012-04-13 · near Yauco, Yauco, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

A 24 year old women and her two children, two and three years old were rescued due to Barranchin creek out of its banks at road 335, km 1.0. Also, a 66 year old men was stranded in flood waters at road 335, km 0.9 at Barrio Barinas. He also was rescued.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough combined with daytime heating and orographic effects to produce scattered to numerous showers across Puerto Rico, producing periods of very heavy rain.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 374617. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.