Flood · Puerto Rico

Flood May 7, 2013 · Barranquitas, Puerto Rico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rainfall led to urban flooding in Palo Incado sector near road PR-720.

The wider storm

Deep tropical moisture combined with daytime heating and an upper level trough to produced scattered to numerous showers with thunderstorms. Very heavy rain fell over the western interior section of Puerto Rico, which led to several roads closed and several creeks and rivers out of its banks.

Began near Barranquitas (18.1817, -66.3570).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 450617. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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