Flash Flood — Vega Alta, Puerto Rico

2016-11-20 · near Vega Alta, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

Home flooded in Urbanization Cielo Dorado, on Highway 693, house 125K.

Wider weather episode

Moist and unstable weather conditions affected Puerto Rico. Very heavy rainfall felt across Puerto Rico. Some flooding occurred with mudslides also reported as soils were very saturated due to previous heavy rainfall events.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 666332. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.