Heavy Rain · Puerto Rico

Heavy Rain May 30, 1999 · Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Death

The wider storm

Very heavy rain occurred over the northern slopes of Puerto Rico during the afternoon. Doppler Radar indicated around three inches or rain over parts of the northwest Puerto Rico. This rainfall produced a rush of water of an underground river in Lares trapping eighteen people in a cave. One person drowned during the rush of water. They were rescued the next morning.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5698019. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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