Flash Flood — Humacao, Puerto Rico

1998-10-22 · near Countywide, Humacao, Puerto Rico

Wider weather episode

A slow moving tropical wave produced between 6 to 8 inches of rain during afternoon and evening hours across eastern Puerto Rico. Widespread flooding was observed across the eastern and central interior sections of Puerto Rico. The most affected municipalities were Maunabo, Yabucoa, Humacao and Naguabo where most of the streams and rivers went out of their banks in addition to landslides. Many residences, roads and low sectors had flooding problems. A Naguabo resident died when his car was washed away as he tried to cross a bridge over rain-swollen river. In Yabucoa a little girl died after swept away by a surge of water from a small stream.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5670346. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.