Flood · Puerto Rico

Flood April 13, 2012 · Yauco, Puerto Rico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Yauco (18.0054, -66.8446).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 374617. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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