Flash Flood · Puerto Rico

Flash Flood May 11, 2000 · Guayama, Puerto Rico

The wider storm

An upper level trough in combination with daytime heating produced very heavy rains across most of Puerto Rico. This rainfall caused flash flooding, landslides, many impassable roads and half a dozen families in shelters in Catano. Some rainfall amount reports were Yabucoa 7.48 inches, Guaynabo 4.61 and San Juan 1.81 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5147271. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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