Heavy Rain — Isabela, Puerto Rico

2015-09-23 · near Isabela, Isabela, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Persisten heavy rain resulted in a mudslide in Barrio Plana, road 446.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough persisted to the north of the local area resulting in numerous showers with scattered thunderstorms across the northern half of Puerto Rico. Very heavy rain with excessive lightning were observed over this area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 603068. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.