Flood — Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

2015-05-20 · near Trujillo Alto, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Person trapped in car on flooded road 181 intersection with road 199 in front of Walgreens and JF Montalvo.

Wider weather episode

A very weak low level wind flow and a broad upper level jet resulted in strong convection which remained nearly stationary for few hours. Showers moved through the northeastern portions of PR including the San Juan metro area. Some urban and small streams advisories were issued for this area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 574382. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.