Coastal Flood — Arecibo, Puerto Rico

1996-11-17 · near Arecibo, Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Wider weather episode

Civil Defense reported that in Arecibo, one person was confirmed dead, and one missing. Two men in a 27 footer vessel went out to sea. 15 foot swells came up suddenly and broke the boat in two pieces. One drowned body recovered, the other was missing, presumably drowned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5570278. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.