Flash Flood · Puerto Rico

Flash Flood July 15, 1996 · La Plato Dorado, Puerto Rico

The wider storm

Several roads and streets along interior Puerto Rico were reported impassable due to flooding of small streams. Also, La Plata Dam gates were opened earlier and the river level rose steadily for several hours, posing a flood threat to the municipalities of Toa Alta, Toa Baja, and Dorado.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5574467. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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