Flash Flood · Puerto Rico

Flash Flood April 17, 2017 · Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Forestry service in El Yunque indicated that they have begun to extract public and personnel for safety measures as Rio Mameyes and Espiritu Santo were out of its banks.

The wider storm

Moist flow from south pushing against a frontal boundary extending out of a low pressure in the central Atlantic produced copious rainfall for much of Puerto Rico and St. Croix, USVI. A flash flood watch was in effect for the local area.

Began near Rio Grande (18.2913, -65.8145).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 696270. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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