Flash Flood · Puerto Rico

Flash Flood May 15, 2013 · Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flash flooding was reported at downtown Rio Grande municipality.

The wider storm

An upper level trough passed north of Puerto Rico during the afternoon. This trough, kept unstable atmospheric conditions, combined with daytime heating and sea breeze convergence to produce scattered to numerous showers over the southeast and western interior sections of Puerto Rico. Total rainfall accumulation were between two to four inches mainly in Las Piedras municipality.

Began near Rio Grande (18.3771, -65.8288).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 457186. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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