Flash Flood — Northwest, Puerto Rico

2006-04-01 · near Aguadilla, Northwest, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Flash flooding forced several families to evacuate their homes in Barrio Borinquen and Camaseyes of Aguadilla. At least 10 families lost all their personal belongings and other 90 suffered partial losses. Roads 459, 467, and 468 reported damage as well as Marina Street and Parterre.

Wider weather episode

Frontal trough that extended from just south of Dominican Republic northeast across the Mona Passage and then continued northeast into the central Atlantic was responsible for the moderate to heavy rains that affected parts of Puerto Rico from mid afternoon Friday March 31 through the early morning of Saturday April 1.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5503539. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.